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Pilot Killed In Gender Reveal Stunt

This is the second fatal gender reveal crash in as many years in Mexico.

The 32-year-old pilot of the Piper Pawnee, similar to the one seen here, died in the crash after the aircraft broke up during a sharp pull up for a gender reveal stunt. [Credit: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot was killed in Sinaloa, Mexico, when his Piper Pawnee aircraft broke up during a sharp pull-up maneuver for a gender reveal stunt after spraying pink powder.
  • Video footage captured the moment the aircraft's left wing folded into the fuselage, leading to the crash, and the 32-year-old pilot, Luis Angel N., succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
  • This incident marks the second fatal gender reveal crash in Mexico in two years, highlighting the inherent dangers of such aerial stunts.
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Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on AVweb.com.

The pilot of a Piper Pawnee was killed Saturday, Sept. 2, when the aircraft broke up during a sharp pull up for a gender reveal stunt in Sinaloa, Mexico. 

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