Mexican Pilot Has Passed Away After His Plane Crashed During A Gender Reveal Party

A pilot has died after the plane he was flying as part of a gender reveal party in Mexico crashed on Sunday.

Video posted online shows the plane releasing pink smoke as it flies over a couple waiting in front of a sign that reads “Oh baby,” surrounded by pink and blue balloons.

The recording captures the moment the plane’s left wing appears to separate from the fuselage as it flies away from the group of people Authorities in Navolato, Sinaloa state, told CNN en Español, CNN’s sister network, that the pilot died in the hospital following the crash.

 

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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.

Authorities did not release the pilot’s name, and the cause of the crash is not clear. No further injuries were reported as a result of the accident.

According to a report by Daily Mail, a couple in Mexico were celebrating their pregnancy and hired a pilot to help reveal the gender of their baby.

The small jet released pink smoke as it approached the area where the parents were standing. Guests began to cheer— but in a matter of seconds, the plane loss control.