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Thread #68149   Message #1145426
Posted By: GUEST
24-Mar-04 - 10:15 PM
Thread Name: Senator Paul Wellstone's death
Subject: RE: Senator Paul Wellstone's death
Oh yeah--there was freezing rain in the area at the time of the crash also. But NTSB investigators discounted icing as a cause of the crash. Instead, they said pilot Richard Conry, 55, and co-pilot Michael Guess, 30, didn't maintain enough speed on approach to the airport.

Here is a link to an article on the final report:

Minnesota Public Radio article