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GROTON, Conn. - A small business jet crashed into three houses Monday, setting two of them on fire, then cartwheeled into a river less than a mile short of an airport. Both people aboard the plane were killed, authorities said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030804/ap_on_re_us/plane_down

Never good news...

May God be with the families...  :'(

My first reaction also ... all too often we think of the loss of the airplane - (what type was it?) - but in this case, two lives were lost.  It is fortunate, at least, that no other people were lost.  Property can be replaced... lives can't



[quote]Never good news...

May God be with the families...

Two crewmembers were lost aboard the Learjet 45 when it hit three houses and spun end over end into the river.  Both have been recovered.

R.I.P.

when i heard the story on cnn, i though that maybe the pilot had a heart attack or wasnt in a clear state of mind(if he was even concious)
anyone else agree?

I only think its fair to not disrespect the pilots by trying to speculate anything.  ANYTHING could have happened.

I will, however, say that if one pilot were to be incapacitated, there is a second one there to fly the aircraft, so in my gut, I'd have to disagree.