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Mexican TV Presenter Debora Estrella, 43, Killed in Training Flight Crash Near Monterrey

Investigators are probing the cause, with formal civil and prosecutorial reviews underway.

Overview

  • The two-seat Cessna crashed near the Mitras Industrial Estate by the Pesquería River in García after departing Monterrey’s Del Norte Airport.
  • Presenter Debora Estrella and instructor Bryan Ballesteros were pronounced dead at the scene, and officials reported no other injuries.
  • Mexico’s civil aviation authority and the Nuevo León prosecutor’s office have opened investigations, and the cause has not been determined.
  • Estrella shared an Instagram Story showing the aircraft shortly before the lesson with the caption “Guess what.”
  • Unverified videos circulating online appear to show the plane descending out of control as a helicopter circles nearby.