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L-39 Flameout Leads to Ejection; Pilot Safe, Passenger Killed

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A civilian-owned Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros crashed at about 5:30 p.m. local time in Granite Falls, Minnesota, Monday, while attempting an emergency landing after an engine failure. The pilot and passenger ejected. According to the local Sheriff’s office, the pilot, Mark Ryan Ruff, 43, of Dallas, survived with minimal injuries; but the medical examiner’s office confirmed that the passenger, David Colin Dacus, 49, of San Francisco, was deceased…
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AVweb broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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