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Yo_Mama

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5. The FAA concluded it was pilot error

Tue May 28, 2013, 08:54 PM

May 2013

Article summarizing findings:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/uscongress/a/wellstonentsb.htm

"During the later stages of the approach," the Board said, the flight crew "failed to monitor the airplane's airspeed and allowed it to decrease to a dangerously low level (as low as about 50 knots below the company's recommended approach speed) and to remain below the recommended approach speed for about 50 seconds." The airplane then entered a stall from which it did not recover.

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Do you think Paul Wellstone was murdered? [View all] Nye Bevan May 2013 OP

no, small planes crash. loli phabay May 2013 #1

Based simply on the Wiki quote... MAD Dave May 2013 #2

I voted No. Do you think he was murdered? Raine1967 May 2013 #3

Absolutely not. But the "stay away from small planes" meme is very common here. Nye Bevan May 2013 #4

Thanks for the reply. Raine1967 May 2013 #7

The FAA concluded it was pilot error Yo_Mama May 2013 #5

I chose "none of the above." LAGC May 2013 #6

I vote yes. n/t truth2power May 2013 #8

Sen. Ted Kennedy was flying with Sen. Wellstone earlier on that day. Octafish May 2013 #9

Actually Kennedy was not in a plane with Wellstone at all that day dflprincess May 2013 #13

Stay out od small planes upi402 May 2013 #10

Oy vey alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #11

It's possible. Whisp May 2013 #12

I put those that believe Jenoch May 2013 #14

This would be far more appropriate in the Creative Speculation group. Stinky The Clown May 2013 #15