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Pilot error caused crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos

The late Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died in  plane crash [PHOTO: Courtesy]

A succession of human errors caused the plane crash that killed Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos and six others last year, O Estado de Sao Paulo daily reported Friday.

An air force investigation concluded that pilot Marcos Martins lacked training for flying that particular aircraft, a Cessna 560 XL, and made several mistakes that led to the August 2014 crash, according to the daily.

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