According to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 35-year-old Maj. Tyler R. Braconi was killed when an AH-1Z Viper experienced "an aviation mishap during routine operations near an unpopulated area of Imperial Gables, California." The crash happened around 7 p.m. on October 16.

Maj. Tyler R. Braconi was killed in an AH-1Z Viper crash in Southern California on Thursday. A second, unidentified Marine was injured in the crash.

Maj. Tyler Braconi had more than a decade of service in the Marines as a helicopter pilot. He died in a crash in the California desert.

All three men who lost their lives in a plane crash near Lansing last week have been identified. The jet took off from Battle Creek Executive Airport on Thursday and went down about 70 miles away.

Three people from Mexico died Thursday when their plane crashed during a training exercise near Lansing. The victims were identified as two customer pilots and a maintenance representative from Duncan Aviation. A company spokesperson said the crash occurred during a stall flight, where pilots practice recovering from aircraft stalls.

Maj. Tyler R. Braconi, 35, has been identified as the pilot who died in a helicopter incident last week, according to a statement by the Marine Corps.

An audio recording of a plane crash in Bath Township, Michigan captured the panicked pilot’s last moments as the aircraft plummeted 12,000 feet in mere seconds. In the audio obtained from LiveATC.net,