Pilot, 49, crashes his single-seat duster airplane in Texas field during botched gender reveal – but not before billowing out PINK water
- Raj Horan, 49, had been flying his 2013 AT-602 Air Tractor for a gender reveal party near Turkey, Texas
- The Plainview resident had been flying low so that he could dump about 350 gallons of pink water for a gender reveal
- According to the NTSB, Horan’s plane ‘got too slow’ before stalling aerodynamically and crashing
- Both Horan and his passenger survived the crash with non-life-threatening injuries
Raj Horan, 49, had been flying his 2013 AT-602 Air Tractor for a gender reveal party near Turkey, Texas
Yet another gender reveal has gone awry, this time resulting in a plane crash that miraculously did not result in any casualties.
Raj Horan, 49, had been flying his 2013 AT-602 Air Tractor for a gender reveal party near Turkey, Texas.
The Plainview resident had been flying low so that he could dump about 350 gallons of pink water for a gender reveal, a report from the National Transportation Safety Board details.
According to the NTSB, Horan’s plane ‘got too slow’ before stalling aerodynamically.
It then clipped the ground before crashing and flipping over.
Pictures from the Turkey Volunteer Fire Department and EMS show the aftermath, with the wreckage still flipped over.
The Plainview resident had been flying low so that he could dump about 350 gallons of pink water for a gender reveal
The aircraft sustained ‘substantial damage to the fuselage, right wing and empennage.’
Horan told the NTSB that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions that occurred before the crash.
Both Horan and his passenger survived the crash with non-life-threatening injuries.
‘One was driven to the hospital via private vehicle, and the other was flown from Turkey by Apollo,’ the Turkey Volunteer Fire Department added.
According to the NTSB, Horan’s plane ‘got too slow’ before stalling aerodynamically
It then clipped the ground before crashing and flipping over