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NTSB: Pilot error likely cause of 2011 SD crash

April 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) Federal investigators have concluded that pilot error likely was the cause of a December 2011 plane crash near the Sioux Falls airport that killed four men.
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Daugaard honors 8 killed in plane crash

April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) Gov. Dennis Daugaard has declared Friday “A Day of Remembrance” to honor Gov. George S. Mickelson and seven others who died in a plane crash 20 years ago.
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WOSTER: Men who died in 1993 plane crash never experienced many of life’s joys

April 16, 2013 in The Daily Republic

I have five granddaughters, all since 1993. Each brings indescribable delight to my life and makes growing older the rich privilege I sometimes forget it is.
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Remembering George Mickelson

April 16, 2013 in The Daily Republic

With 20th anniversary of crash, SDPB plans special TV, radio programs on legacy. Continue Reading

MERCER: The real tragedy of the 1993 crash was people knew and didn’t warn

April 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

FAA failed to order inspections on type of plane that crashed and killed SD gov after similar incident two years prior.
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Single-engine plane crashes into lake in Minnesota

March 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A single-engine, fixed-wing airplane crashed on northwest Lake Latoka in Alexandria shortly after 10:30 a.m. this morning.
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Pilot error cited in fatal crash at Pierre airport

March 4, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) Federal investigators say pilot error is the likely cause of a plane crash last year that killed a Pierre man.
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Pilot killed in crash leaves behind six children

February 22, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

The pilot who died in a plane crash near Parkers Prairie on February 20 leaves behind a wife and six children. Continue Reading

Report on Pierre plane crash points to open entrance door

January 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic

A report on the fatal crash of a single-engine experimental airplane at the Pierre airport indicates that an entrance door was open 50 feet above the ground.
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Report: Black Hills crash occurred when NC crew flew into microburst

November 14, 2012 in The Daily Republic

The accident investigation report released Wednesday by the Air Force Air Mobility Command says it happened because the crew flew into a microburst five minutes after the pilot managed to save the plane from an earlier violent downdraft.
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