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The Cessna had taken off from the city of Hermosillo in Sonora on a flight to Tucson, Arizona, when it crashed shortly after takeoff, according to The Associated Press.
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The dead included a Sonora state government economic development official, Leonardo Ciscomani. The pilot was also among the dead.
The state prosecutors’ office said the cause of the crash was under investigation.