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2019-02-06 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Police: Pilot in fatal California crash had fake records

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-06 05:38|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Then again, Chicago, so who knows?

Posted by ed in texas 2019-02-06 08:28|| 2019-02-06 08:28|| Front Page Top

#2 How often do small planes just spontaneously break up in mid-air? (I mean, since c. 1914.) I suspect a hit, perhaps Mob, perhaps an alphabet agency.

Posted by Glenmore 2019-02-06 10:02|| 2019-02-06 10:02|| Front Page Top

#3 The a/c was on fire while airborne. Thence the breaking apart.

Fuel-plumbing related issue, I'll wager.

Per FAA records, Mr. Pastini was a Commercial rated pilot and an "Advanced" Ground Instructor.

The document and name thingies seem to negate the "of good character" part of his Commercial rating, but I'm more likely to believe it's more a "Stolen Valor" kind of issue than a "hit."

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2019-02-06 10:19|| 2019-02-06 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Note the photo of the 414 in question.

Note the Angel Flight West logo on the tail. Unless Mr. Pastini had some s.e.r.i.o.u.s. SGO, I doubt someone with nefarious ends would risk the deaths of innocent medical pax, thus enhancing the notoriety of the accident.

The FAA and NTSB are going through the records of N414RS, and everyone who got near the machine will be "interviewed."

This crash was quite "spectacular;" hits are more likely to be kept on the down-low.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2019-02-06 11:06|| 2019-02-06 11:06|| Front Page Top

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