Airplane pilot paid with his life for his love of selfies

A small plane crashed near a Colorado airport, killing the pilot and one passenger. This happened in 2014, but only now authorities have announced the probable circumstances of the crash: the pilot was taking a “selfie” in the air and writing text messages on his phone, reports Reuters.

Federal investigators found that the 29-year-old pilot of the Cessna 150K lost control, causing the plane to crash near Watkins, Colorado. On board, recording was performed on a GoPro camera, which was analyzed by experts.

Investigators do not have footage of the last flight, but video recorded the same day showed the pilot and passengers on the plane repeatedly taking "selfies" and the pilot typing a text message on his phone while at the controls, the National National Report said. Transportation Safety Council.

The deceased pilot was identified as Amritpal Singh and his passenger as 31-year-old Jatinder Singh. Whether they were relatives is still unknown, writes AmericaRu.com