Plane Crash Kills Two Crew Members Of New Tom Cruise Movie ‘Mena’ In Colombia

A small plane, carrying three crew members of the new Tom Cruise movie Mena crashed in Colombia on Friday. Two of the passengers were killed.

PLANE CRASH KILLS CREW MEMBERS IN TOM CRUISE MOVIE

Hollywood stunt pilot Alan D. Purwin and Carlos Brel were killed on Friday when their plane crashed in the town of San Pedro de los Milagros, Colombia.

The third crew member, Jimmy Lee Garland, survived the crash, but suffered injuries to his face, arms, legs and chest. Garland was taken to the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital in Medellin. His condition is stable.

“On behalf of the production, our hearts and prayers go out to the crew members and their families at this difficult time,” Universal Pictures said in a statement. The three crew members had just wrapped up their work on the new film Mena, starring Tom Cruise.

Purwin posted a photo of himself and Cruise two weeks earlier with the comment, “pushing the envelope in every way. Working on a super interesting, true story film with Tom Cruise.”

Purwin worked as a stunt pilot and provided aerial footage for TV and many films including Transformers, Pearl Harbor and Pirates of the Caribbean. He also appeared in cameo roles, playing a pilot in films such as Jurassic World and Zero Dark Thirty.

Purwin was chairman of Shotover, a firm that provides gyro-stabilized camera systems. Steve Gatena, CEO of Shotover, gave a statement commemorating Purwin. “Alan was both a pioneer in the film industry and committed philanthropist. His legacy includes many feats such as conducting the first vital organ transplant mission in Los Angeles, supporting the first response rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and being the only American Hollywood movie pilot to fly throughout the People’s Republic of China.”

Carolina Sanchez Marin with the San Pedro de los Milagros Fire Department told reporters that Purwin’s plane crashed some time between 5 pm and 5:15 pm on Friday.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation, authorities said.