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Plane Crash Near Laredo Claims One Life | Texas News
A business jet carrying six people—including Austin tech guy Joshua Baer—crashed into a Laredo highway at night after experiencing bizarre in-flight issues. Pilots initially dismissed a humming vibration as a cooling fan problem, but soon faced cascading failures: low fuel pressure, a broken heating system, and electrical failure—all on the right side. They diverted to Laredo Airport, but both engines died on approach. The plane slammed into northbound lanes, demolishing light poles, clipping a car, and ending up on an overpass. One passenger died; five others and a driver in the struck…
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