Executive jet crashes outside Wiley Post Airport.. irony, anyone?

[SoCalDem]

Naming an airport after someone who died in a plane crash, seems a bit...odd :eyes:

[DURHAM D]

1. No. eom

[Ian David]

2. This is why Ronald Reagan Airport loses so much luggage. n/t

[SoCalDem]

3. you rascal !

:rofl:

[melody]

10. I just spit up Diet Pepsi on my keyboard because of that -- pay up, sparky

;)

[sharp_stick]

14. LOL

I had to read that twice, it's been a long day so far.

[suston96]

4. I think there was somebody famous on the plane with Wiley Post.....Will Rogers? nt

[SoCalDem]

5. Yes.. he died in that crash too n/t

[shain from kane]

6. He has an airport named after him, too. n/t

[Ian David]

7. Is Denver Airport named after Bob Denver? n/t

[suston96]

9. No, Denver is named after Denver Pyle - famous character actor - father of Gomer Pyle...nt

[melody]

11. Damn, my money was on John Denver n/t

[shain from kane]

12. Well, it fits. John Denver did die in a plane crash. Did you know that they never

found his head?

[melody]

16. I'm sure something found it n/t

[shain from kane]

20. I just checked the reference, and it implied that the seagulls got there before

the mortician.

[melody]

23. all the golden boys and girls must someday come to dust

We are all but food for worms ... and seagulls.

[shain from kane]

26. Lost, on a painted sky ...

Lost
On a painted sky
Where the clouds are hung
For the poet's eye
You may find him
If you may find him
There
On a distant shore
By the wings of dreams
Through an open door
You may know him
If you may

[shain from kane]

30. Here's your reference ....

FEAR no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.


Have you figured out my reference? It's not quite as lofty, but worth a laugh, if you have a wicked sense of humor.

[melody]

31. Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Neil Diamond

Hey, modern poets are still poets.

And yup, the seagull part made me giggle. lol

I am told by my sister that the lyric comes directly from the book (which I confess to have never read) --
here I had credited Neil Diamond. lol

[suston96]

13. John Denver? Respect for the departed. Denver Pyle got around...nt

[melody]

15. I loved John -- he'd have been the first person to laugh at that joke :) n/t

[suston96]

17. He has been on my iPod since I first got it. He sang magic......

[spanone]

33. gomer pyle was a television character played by jim nabors

[Z_I_Peevey]

46. I absolutely agree with this statement.

[SoCalDem]

18. Denver Omelet n/t

[catnhatnh]

22. Actually, at the time, Wiley Post (and other aviators) was (were) as famous...

It was a time when aviators were superstars....Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic in '27 and Earhart disappeared in '37....Post held several aviation records and his crash with Will Rogers in 1935 equalled in impact the "day the music died".

[classof56]

8. Looks like there's also a Will Rogers World Airport in OK.

Seem to recall they died in the same air crash, if my memory serves. I could google to know for sure, but yes, it is ironic indeed.

Any word about those on board? I know someone who flies executive aircraft around the country, and always get a bit concerned when I hear these things.

[SoCalDem]

19. They said no survivors.. it was a 10 passenger plane

some corporation lost some execs...sell sell sell :(

[melody]

24. That's horrible ... probably a lot of young people striving to make a living :( n/t

[DemoTex]

25. Got a link, SoCal?

I've got a lot of friends who are corporate pilots.

[SoCalDem]

27. deleted.. see below nt

..

[SoCalDem]

28. Might be this one..but very little info

http://www.koco.com/news/15490240/detail.html

[guitar man]

29. Watching it on news here

They say it was a Citation, witnesses on ground say they saw a bird strike....not much left of the plane, I hope it wasn't one of your friends :(

[SoCalDem]

32. Found a decent link..is this what you are watching?

http://www.kokh.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/208484a9-www.kokh.com.shtml



Light plane down near Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City
March 04, 2008 17:03 EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A small jet airplane crashed in a wooded area this afternoon near Wiley Post Airport in northwest Oklahoma City.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said preliminary indications were that one person was killed.

The Cessna 500 crashed about 3:15 p.m. News video from the scene showed a small fire and the charred wreckage.

FAA spokesman Roland Herwig said the twin-engine aircraft was traveling from Wiley Post airport to Mankato, Minnesota, when it crashed about five miles southwest of the airport.

The aircraft was registered to Southwest Orthopedic Sports Medicine Clinic in Oklahoma City.

Greg Horton, an eyewitness who was fishing in Lake Overholser, told Oklahoma City television station KWTV that he saw the airplane crash and saw a fireball.

He said he saw a flock of birds in the area about the time of the crash and thought this may have contributed to the accident.

The Cessna 500 business jet can hold two pilots and at least five passengers.

[guitar man]

35. yep

Different channel, same story. A guy fishing at Lake Overholser saw it, said there was a big flock of birds and it looked like he flew through them....damn :(

[DemoTex]

37. Birds would do it.

Birds brought down a Lear 25 at PDK near Atlanta a few years back. I recently posted here about my fear of the geese on the Potomac near Washington National Airport (where I was based for 15 years). It is just a matter on time there.

[guitar man]

45. I've thought that myself

The proximity of Lake Overholser to Wiley Post and the number of birds I've seen there, especially large waterfowl like geese and ducks makes it amazing to me that there aren't more accidents. :scared:

[babylonsister]

34. Calling karlschneider. Doesn't he fly out of OK?

Yea, I worry.

[idovoodoo]

36. Tulsa

:D

[babylonsister]

41. Phew! Thanks. nt

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. Wiley Post is buried in Edmond, OK.

Memorial Park Cemetery (Northern part of OKC)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=831

[KatyaR]

38. OKC has two--Wiley Post Airport and Will Rogers Airport.

Irony, deux?

My corporate pilot was flying that plane.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7534661&mesg_id=7534661

[SoCalDem]

39. damn.. that's terrible..

I am so afraid of "small" planes.. :(

[KatyaR]

40. The plane wasn't tiny--it was a 9-seater, I think,

so not as small as some. Our guy had spent thousands of hours flying that thing, and he was certified to fly bigger jets as well. It's just awful.

[SoCalDem]

42. To me, anything smaller than a 737, is small

I have almost crashed twice..both in small planes..:scared:

[KatyaR]

43. Yikes--

I can see how you'd be afraid.

[triguy46]

44. Much drama on the local OKC news, apparantly one of the passengers...

was some kind of Mr. Big in OKC, no name yet, but the evening news bimbo was all dramatic about how SHE knew the man, "...but we can't tell you his name, and this is hard, because I knew him. Did I mention that I knew this important man, this prominent mogul????"