Texas Private Plane Crash Victim Is Millionaire Tech CEO Joshua Baer

Published
June 18, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
private plane, Texas
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Incident type
Aircraft

Summary

Aircraft Private Plane Texas in private plane, Texas: Joshua Baer, a prominent tech and finance mogul and founder of Capital Factory, died in a private plane crash in Texas on Tuesday night. The twin-jet Cessna was flying from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico to Austin when it reportedly suffered a mechanical failure around 10 PM local time. Video captured the plane hurtling from the sky, and authorities used tools to smash open the cockpit window to help people out of the burning plane.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Joshua Baer Unknown Fatal

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Texas Private Plane Crash Victim Is Millionaire Tech CEO Joshua Baer

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