Pilot dies after plane crashes during gender reveal party in Mexico

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/04/americas/mexico-gender-reveal-plane-crash-scli-intl/index.html

Alan Francisco Rangel of the Sinaloa Red Cross told CNN that paramedics treated the pilot at the crash site in San Pedro, Navolato and then took him to a local hospital, where he died.

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ominouslemon@lemm.ee · 55 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Another reason to avoid gender reveal parties, I guess

TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 3y

As if wild fires weren’t enough.

Touching_Grass@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 3y

Gender reveal parties were conceived as a fun way of telling family and friends whether they were about to welcome a girl or a boy into the world.

Fake news

saltesc@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 3y (8 replies)

Authorities did not release the pilot’s name, and the cause of the crash is not clear.

I'm no expert, but...

Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y

So...they didn't even reveal the pilots gender? Maybe a gender reveal funeral?

BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Some of these planes are built so the wings don't fall off

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ShadowRam@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

My first RC Airplane I ever built folded like that.

I instantly knew the spot I used Balsa Wood when I should have used Ply Wood.

Took an hour to dig that engine out of the dirt.

TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 3y
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fizgigtiznalkie@lemmynsfw.com · 7 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Looked like the confetti air cannon blew the wing off, rickety plane

BobKerman3999@feddit.it · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y

looks more like a crop duster than an acrobatic plane

Skunk@jlai.lu · 23 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That camera guy is a pro, focusing back on the party instead of the falling aircraft, he knows who’s paying him.

Sebbe@lemmy.sebbem.se · 7 pts · 3y

In portrait mode, no less.

sagrotan@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y

The gender ist DEATH

nevemsenki@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y (6 replies)

That plane would have failed sooner or later anyhow. What the hell we the mechanics doing?

ours@lemmy.film · 5 pts · 3y

Looks like a stress failure that was deemed "nah, it'll hold" or missed entirely. Thankfully it didn't fall on people or crash into a building.

Hazdaz@lemmy.world · -12 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Did you miss the part where you said Mexico?

Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (3 replies)

How is that relevant?

BruceTwarzen@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Because racism

Shadow@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
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bobman@unilem.org · 3 pts · 3y

I don't think safety standards in mexico are as stringent as most English-speaking countries.

ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 3y

Gender reveal parties are stupid, I would not go to one and I would never have one.

at_an_angle@lemmy.one · 10 pts · 3y

Out with the old.

In with the new.

CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
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pH3ra@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 3y
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