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There is a common and sometimes irritating random factor of the game where airplanes crash to the ground or into buildings near CJ (with sometimes fatal or mission-failing consequences). Most crashes occur if the player is roaming around an area with many tall structures around him (buildings, trees, etc). The airplane may crash into one of these structures, making an audible explosion sound. However, there are also some instances where the player is on relatively flat ground and an airplane may just crash straight into the ground near him, or into the vehicle the player is in. Other crashes occur after CJ exits an interior after being inside for a few minutes and an aircraft spawns too low. This could be due to the unadvanced artificial intelligence that flying airplanes have in-game: when they spawn, they are programmed to fly in a straight line above the player, occasionally flying straight into a tall structure. Airplanes aren't necessarily programmed to change direction to avoid an oncoming object, they just rely on path files. Another explanation could be that the game developers implemented this on purpose, to emulate the random plane crashes that happen in real life. Random crashes occur all around the state, most notably around [[Downtown Los Santos in GTA III Era|Downtown Los Santos]] and [[San Fierro]], or also in heavily-forested areas like [[Whetstone]]. There are also frequent crashes atop [[Mount Chiliad]].