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NTSB: Deadly plane crash in LC caused by wrong fuel

A simple mix-up may be to blame for the deadly plane crash in Las Cruces August 27th.

The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report, revealing the Cessna 421C, a propeller plane, was given jet fuel instead of the aviation fuel the plane required.

Four people were on board the plane, including a cancer patient from Las Cruces who was en route to Phoenix for treatment.

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