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TIL of the January 7th, 1994 crash of United Express Flight 6291. The plane was on approach to land when it struck a stand of trees, causing it to crash into a warehouse. Only 3 passengers survived after they escaped through a Crack in the fuselage. The rest died on impact or burned up.

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