The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport occurred after the craft’s engine apparently lost power.
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Power failure led to ex-NFL TE’s fatal plane crash
Oct 3, 2023 | 6:21 PM