NTSB Admits Fake Pilot Names (‘Ho Lee Fuk’) Confirmed To TV Station By Their Summer Intern

[Tx4obama]

Head, Meet Desk: NTSB Admits Fake Pilot Names (‘Ho Lee Fuk’) Confirmed To TV Station By Their Summer Intern

The saga of a bunch of obviously, hilariously fake names being reported as real on a local San Francisco TV station just got stranger. After people noticed that KTVU was reporting that the names of pilots killed in the Asiana Airlines crash included Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Ding Ow, KTVU insisted that it wasn’t them, it was a spokesperson at the National Transportation Safety Board who confirmed the names to them. And aside from the fact that they were very obviously fake names, it turns out that the person at the NTSB who confirmed the names to them was, naturally, a summer intern.

The NTSB put out a press release explaining the error on their part, namely the deferral of official business to a summer intern. Here is the press release in full:

The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6.

Earlier today, in response to an inquiry from a media outlet, a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew on the aircraft.

The NTSB does not release or confirm the names of crewmembers or people involved in transportation accidents to the media. We work hard to ensure that only appropriate factual information regarding an investigation is released and deeply regret today’s incident.

Appropriate actions will be taken to ensure that such a serious error is not repeated.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/head-meet-desk-ntsb-admits-fake-pilot-names-ho-lee-fuk-confirmed-to-tv-station-by-their-summer-intern/

[hootinholler]

1. Holy Fuck indeed

There is a 3 inch tall intern somewhere in town.

[WinkyDink]

2. That intern didn't do ANYthing "erroneously"! He DELIBERATELY gave those disgusting joke names out.

[Tx4obama]

3. I read another article earlier today that said 'the names' have been floating around the internet...

... for SEVERAL DAYS.

I'm thinking that the 'intern' only confirmed what the reporter called and asked - so, it wouldn't have been the intern that made up the names.

[penultimate]

7. Or someone was razzing a narvous and niave intern without thinking what would happen if

it made it through.

[rhett o rick]

13. LOL. Blame the lowly intern. Typical of authoritarians. Like the producers didnt notice. They had

to go with what the intern told them without using their brains. Who gave the intern the authority to make that level of decisions?

It always goes down to the lowest level employee.

[WinkyDink]

25. Young'uns have been known to be smart-alecs, but you might very well be more on point.

[Half-Century Man]

4. How much coffee was spit over the controls in the broadcast booth?

[warrant46]

5. I'm from the government and I'm here to help you !!!

Get the truth

[Brickbat]

6. The fact that KTVU fell for it says a lot about the state of the media today.

[DesMoinesDem]

8. "KTVU was reporting that the names of pilots killed" Error when reporting error.

[PoliticAverse]

9. "overzealous intern"... n/t

[KG]

10. never saw the humor in this.

[jessie04]

34. Yes, I'm as shocked as you.

nt

[Whisp]

11. bet they are going to cut his/her pay now!

[HiPointDem]

12. holy fuck indeed. our professional newscorps. oh, wait, it was probably an unpaid intern from

one of the ivies.

because they're so awfully smart.

[Nye Bevan]

14. The summer intern has been named as Mike Hunt (nt)

[awoke_in_2003]

16. I heard it was Heywood Jablome...

[madinmaryland]

17. I thought it was Mr. Jack Meoff!

[pnwest]

22. I heard it was Phil McCracken...

[jessie04]

26. I heard it was Ben Dover.

NT

[jessie04]

28. Or was it his girlfriend ...Meso Horni

[jessie04]

29. It could have been Justin Sider.

But he's been hiding lately.

[tabbycat31]

35. It was Hugh Jass

[HillWilliam]

36. Or maybe it was Hugh G Rection

the little prick.

[cherokeeprogressive]

37. Or Hugh Jorgan. n/t

[Ilsa]

27. The four of you are helping me with my

Deep breathing exercises this morning! Thanks!

[AnnieBW]

18. More likely Bart Simpson

n/t

[Nye Bevan]

21. "Miss Simpson, do you find something amusing about the word 'tromboner'?" (nt)

[Bolo Boffin]

23. I thought it was Anita Noojawb. n/t

[curlyred]

15. Confirmed is not the same as originated with or created

[GiaGiovanni]

20. Very important.

It could be that the news folks found the joke names on the internet and could only get an intern on the phone. Of course, the intern could have thought this was a really funny thing to do on a boring Friday.

[olddots]

24. assistant producer Dick Hertz is holding his own

press conference soon with Fox head Hugh Jorgan at 11 P.M

[jessie04]

31. I forgot about Hugh. nt

[Aerows]

32. He's being interviewed

with Anita Mann and Amanda Huggenkis.

[jessie04]

39. LOL

nt

[stevenleser]

19. "Does this mean I won't be getting a recommendation from the NTSB?"

[bigbrother05]

30. Faux News is reporting the intern is seeking asylum in Iceland!1! nt

[cbdo2007]

33. LOL I've got to say this is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time.

Ok ok, yeah I know it's in poor taste since it's about a plane crash but there are major major problems with the news today and I love it when people can point it out and get this stuff through to show us how horrible they are.

[lynne]

38. While far fetched, names such as that aren't impossible -

- my child was once referred to Dr. Well Hung.

No joke. His first name is Wellington, he goes by Well.

Proof: http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-wellington-hung-2f347

[rusty fender]

40. The pilots weren't killed.

So KTVU couldn't even get that part right! Pathetic