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06-26-2011, 03:07 PM

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Doc killed in crash had previous fatal crash

This is wild, Doctor crashes his plane in 2003, kills wife and kids. Son and father are the only survivors, now same doctor crashes plane, kills new wife, son, Michigan Wolverines Basketball recruit, who survived first accident, critical.....

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06-26-2011, 03:17 PM

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Damn that's rough. I can't even imagine having a family go through that twice.

06-26-2011, 03:45 PM

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How did he keep his ticket after the first one?

06-26-2011, 04:02 PM

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How did he keep his ticket after the first one?

First thing I thought, especially since it was due to fuel deprivation...!

06-26-2011, 04:36 PM

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First thing I thought, especially since it was due to fuel deprivation...!

Probably because people are still human and still make mistakes. Im sure losing his family was punishment enough but he probably had a suspension and served it, so He paid his debt so to speak. Let me ask you, if you ever screwed up but corrected yourself would you want your ticket pulled permanently?

06-26-2011, 04:47 PM

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Mis managing a fuel system is not grounds to revoke a certificate.

06-26-2011, 04:59 PM

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Mis managing a fuel system is not grounds to revoke a certificate.

When it has fatal consequences, it should. Maybe an involuntary manslaughter charge, too.

06-26-2011, 05:16 PM

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When it has fatal consequences, it should. Maybe an involuntary manslaughter charge, too.

Really? I sincerely hope you never find yourself on the wrong side of a bad decision, mistake or action. One thing I have learned over a few years is sooner or later your will be humbled, if you fly planes long enough.

06-26-2011, 07:10 PM

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It's one thing to be humbled. It's completely another to be the cause of a fatal accident as a direct result of your poor planning. I don't think it's a stretch to say that given the circumstances that this man should no longer have been in the air.

06-26-2011, 07:37 PM

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It's one thing to be humbled. It's completely another to be the cause of a fatal accident as a direct result of your poor planning. I don't think it's a stretch to say that given the circumstances that this man should no longer have been in the air.

Ok I have a question then. Do you take away the certificate of everyone who makes a poor decision but gets away with it through sheer dumb luck (most of us call that experience), or how about those that end in non fatal accidents due to poor planning? Is the poor planning or poor ADM involved any different due to the result? I dont think so.