Posted on 04/11/2018 10:35:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin
FULL HEADLINE: "PICTURED: Instagram stars and models on their private plane to Las Vegas moments before it crashed onto golf course killing all six on board"
Four of the six people who died when their private plane crashed during a flight from Arizona to Las Vegas on Monday have been identified as Instagram stars, models and nightclub promoters.
Models Mariah Coogan, 23, and Helena Lagos, 22, nightlife promoter Anand 'Happy' Patel, 26, and nightclub host and aspiring pilot James Pedroza, 28, were all on board the Piper PA-24 Comanche when it crashed into a golf course moments after taking off at around 9pm.
They spent the weekend at the Phoenix Lights Festival and were on their way back to Las Vegas.
Before they took off from Scottsdale Airport, Coogan shared videos from the plane on her Instagram story. She excitedly filmed herself in her seat and spun the camera round to show Patel who she affectionately called by his nickname Happy.
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Do I have to guess they were taking selfies right to the end?
I don’t care for single engine planes....
I’d rather have a Beechcraft Baron twin than a Comanche single.
Too risky to lose the single engine soon after takeoff.
See video at post 3
Aspiring pilot should have taken a shower.
(Sad, in real life)
What a loss to humanity
Probably a typical takeoff stall. Too much climb without enough speed.
Also possible overloaded.
4 on board it looks like. It’s designed for 6 max. Either way, probably pilot error. Lack of experience most likely according to the general report.
6 dead
Oh.
with a Useful Load of what, around 1400lbs?
Attractive happy prime of life women
I’m sorry as a man and a father to women that age
I lost my first best friend when he was prime of life at 25 in a 182
Youth and planes is almost always pilot error
Real pity beautiful girls..God love em
Or maybe they were too busy taking selfies
Article says it was 15 min. into the flight, not at take-off.
When they realized they were about to crash, even odds at least one of them yelled out “Like ohmagawd!”
6 adults with at least weekend bags for each (at least 4 of them). In the video can’t make out if those are backpacks on laps. Will be interesting to see the NTSB report.
That’s gotta be a typo.
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