Bystanders rush to rescue passengers after small plane crashes on Texas highway
Bystanders and first responders pulled survivors from the burning jet, while investigators from federal agencies gathered evidence after the crash.
- Joshua Baer, CEO of the Austin-based startup accelerator Capital Factory, died Tuesday night when his private Cessna 680A jet crashed on Loop 20 in Laredo, Texas, shortly before 10 p.m.
- The aircraft was flying from Los Cabos, Mexico, to Austin when it experienced "mechanical difficulties," according to Laredo International Airport director Gilberto Sanchez. Flight data shows the jet descended for over 30 minutes before crashing about 2.5 miles short of the runway.
- Bystanders and first responders rushed to the burning wreckage, helping five passengers escape the aircraft. Five Laredo Police Department officers were subsequently hospitalized for smoke inhalation, while all others involved remain in stable condition.
- Capital Factory confirmed the death of Baer, a "fearless leader" who helped launch businesses across Texas for two decades. Congressman John Carter called Baer a "brilliant innovator" and "disruptor" in expressing condolences.
- The National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI are investigating the crash, which has closed Loop 20 near the Clark Boulevard exit. Officials warn the closure will likely last through Wednesday as investigators document the extensive crash scene.
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A Cessna crash in Texas is fatal, and the accident is part of a series of calamities with the popular Citation Business jets.
One person died and another five survived miraculously after a private plane like Cessna Citation Latitude crashed, on Tuesday night, on a highway in Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border. Aeronava, which took off from Los Cabos, Mexico, caught fire after impact, and witnesses intervened to save the passengers. Attention, follow information and images with a strong emotional impact, which can particularly affect minors!
A small passenger plane crashed for unknown reasons in Laredo, Texas. According to CNN, at least one person has died. Videos from the scene show passengers being rescued from the burning plane.
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With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash
The business jet barreled cockeyed down the dark highway, knocking down one light pole after another, an orange glow of sparks trailing it.
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My Mother LodeMan who died in Texas plane crash was a key figure in seeding Austin’s technology boom
By ED WHITE The man who died when a small jet crashed on a Texas highway was an entrepreneur well-known in the state for being at the center of Austin’s turbocharged evolution as a technology hub. Joshua Baer, 50, described himself as an “Austinpreneur,” a reference to the state capital and his enthusiasm for getting people into business. He founded Capital Factory, which has grown into an important Austin-based venture capital firm supporting a…
Two people died and four others were hospitalized after a private plane crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas.
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