http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Medical_Plane_Crash.html
This is all I can find
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N45MF
I’m betting on a CFIT. There’re mountains in that vicinity.
For those not familiar with the term: CFIT means controlled flight into terrain, aka crashing into a mountain.
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I love the humorous reference to “rock-filled cloud” and “cumulogranite”.
Before James started flying out west he always looked at me like I had just crawled out from under a rock when I used those terms or referred to “rock filled clouds” in general.
He “gets” it now.
One man’s hill is another man’s mountain!
One of my all time favorite Far Side comics:
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…And sorry for turning this thread about an airplane crash into humor.
HA! That’s funny.
Q: What prestigious institution of higher learning did Gary Larson graduate?
A: WAZZU
Q: What year was he the commencement speaker?
A: 1990