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University Executives Die in Humanitarian Mission

What: Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo B en route from Tomé to Concepción
Where: Tomé Chile
When: Mar 1 2010
Who: Fatalities included Pablo Desbordes, Ignacio Fernández, Luis ernesto Videla, Juan Guillermo Moya and Rodolfo Becker and pilot Marcelo Ruiz.
Why: The plane crashed near the town of Tomé, Chile while transporting five University Santo Tomás executives for eartquake relief work. They were traveling to the site of the earthquake to evaluate shelter safety conditions. No reason has been reported for the crash.

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