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SergeStorms

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11. Airports are forbidden....

Reply to CincyDem (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 12:38 PM

Jan 26

from giving out flight plan's, passenger manifests etc. in the event of a crash.

I learned this watching a documentary about JFK Jr's. plane crash in the ocean with his wife and sister-in-law aboard. Members of the Press hounded the airport for information, but they would neither deny or confirm that it was Kennedy Jr. That information is confirmed by the common carrier or the FAA, or in this case law enforcement.

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Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 26 OP

Absence of a destination is interesting. CincyDem Jan 26 #1

Another report said the plane was owned/operated by a Houston law firm. bluedigger Jan 26 #4

I do not bdamomma Jan 26 #15

He resides in a Houston hotel room to avoid Maine state taxes, last I heard. bluedigger Jan 26 #17

thanks bdamomma Jan 26 #18

Airports are forbidden.... SergeStorms Jan 26 #11

Interesting. CincyDem Jan 26 #14

Online public information vs...... SergeStorms Jan 26 #16

My preliminary guess will be ice build up on the wings not correctly cleared EX500rider Jan 26 #2

Bingo. SergeStorms Jan 26 #12

Esp the Bombardier Challenger 600 ...due to it's super-critical wing design, it can basically have zero ice/snow on wing EX500rider Jan 28 #19

I'm not familiar with the plane. SergeStorms Jan 28 #20

What a crazy time to take off, with a snowstorm mainer Jan 26 #3

Executive on board more than likely ordered the pilots to "Take off now, I don't care what you think" LiberalArkie Jan 26 #9

I just saw a post on X that the plane was registered to a Houston Company mainer Jan 26 #5

Convenient! travelingthrulife Jan 26 #8

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Federal Aviation Administration says 7 killed, 1 survived jet crash in snow in Bangor, Maine mahatmakanejeeves Jan 26 #10

There's an extremely terrible joke..... SergeStorms Jan 26 #13