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WEST GARDINER -- Two people apparently died when a plane crashed in a heavily wooded area of West Gardiner minutes...
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Leon Richard of Farmington, ME
Feb 5, 2008 6:16 PM
Witnesses have said the plane was in flames prior to the crash. She radioed that she was having instrument problems. Attitude indicator was malfunctioning. Not a great thing when flying under instrument flight rules...

Electrical problem?

I have an idea. Wait for the investigation to be completed. When they NTSB and the FAA come back and say, "Pilot error." Then talk about pilot error.

If it was an in flight fire, a crash was inevitable, and would have occurred on a sunny day with blue sky, no difference.

Personally. I can safely say that I don't think I would have gotten on a plane to fly in that weather. Regardless. In the words of a friend from Alaska... "There's bold bush pilots, and old bush pilots. But there are no old, bold, bush pilots."report abuse
jack of livonia, MI
Feb 3, 2008 12:52 PM
I guess Jeanette was not listening when the airport workers kept asking if she wanted you jet de-iced. It was such an unneccessary accident

These are Jeanette's own words:

Jeanette: I think the best business advice I ever received was probably to LISTEN -Sounds stupid - but as we grow a company, it is really easy to begin to believe that you know best... The most important thing to remember is that all sorts of people and other companies know more about what they do than you do... Gotta listen to everyone....report abuse
jack of livonia, MI
Feb 3, 2008 12:47 PM
These are Jeanette's own words:

Jeanette: I think the best business advice I ever received was probably to LISTEN -Sounds stupid - but as we grow a company, it is really easy to begin to believe that you know best... The most important thing to remember is that all sorts of people and other companies know more about what they do than you do... Gotta listen to everyone....report abuse
sonshine of Skowhegan, ME
Feb 2, 2008 4:09 PM
It's a tragic accident. I just attended a funeral for three family members hit by a semi in Alabama. Two of the victims were from Maine. The third was ther daughter. It was raining when the accident happened. Accidents happen in bad weather that is the bottom line.

My prayers go out to the family.report abuse

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