Investigators revealed that the plane piloted by former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man that crashed and killed the two experienced power loss in the engine moments before the tragic inc…
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“The engine apparently lost power,” Gunther said, according to the outlet. “The pilot, or pilots in this case, turned back toward the runway.” Witnesses have told investigators, per the Associated Press, that the pilots had made calls over the radio to alert nearby air traffic that they were experiencing a problem and were planning to return to the airport.
Francis, who had become a co-owner of Lake Placid Airways in July, was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft and went on to play 13 seasons in the league with both the Pats and 49ers.
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