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Veteran Pilot in Cessna Crash Described by Colleagues as ‘Mr. Safety’

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Jeff Hefner spent more than 25 years flying for Southwest Airlines.

Brett Bachman
Brett Bachman 

Night Editor

First responders at the scene of a plane crash in the Virginia wilderness.
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Brett Bachman

Brett Bachman

Night Editor

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