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RockX
12-24-2008, 12:08 PM
(CBS/AP) Federal investigators are looking into a small plane crash in Ohio which claimed the life of its pilot, a Republican media consultant who was instrumental in the presidential and gubernatorial campaigns of three members of the Bush Family.

Michael Connell,45, of Akron died Friday when his plane crashed near a vacant house in Uniontown while attempting to land at nearby Akron-Canton Airport.

But the fatal accident is also raising questions about Connell and his work for key political figures and lobbyists, which has targeted him in investigations over missing White House e-mails and a lawsuit alleging electronic voting fraud.

Following Last Friday's fatal accident, CBS Affiliate WOIO reported that Connell, who had recently been subpoenaed to testify in relation to a lawsuit alleging vote rigging in the 2004 Ohio election, was warned at least twice about flying his plane because his plane might be sabotaged.

Quoting an anonymous close friend of Connell's, WOIO correspondent Blake Chenault also reported that twice in the past two months Connell, who was an experienced pilot, canceled flights because of suspicious problems with his plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash.

Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Tony Bradshaw said that Connell's plane hit a flagpole two miles from the runway and crashed on the front lawn of a vacant Ohio house. The crash sparked a fire that damaged the house's garage, but no one was inside the Uniontown home.

There were no passengers on the plane, and no one on the ground was injured.

Neighbors told The Canton Repository that they heard what sounded like an engine sputtering before the crash and that the noise sounded like it was coming from a plane.


The conspiracy nuts are going crazy over this one.

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evince
12-24-2008, 12:11 PM
I bet the republican party has a hard time employing good IT people from now on.

evince
12-24-2008, 12:26 PM
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Thomas_J._Synho

This guy better watch his back.

Immanuel
12-24-2008, 12:42 PM
That is terrible. What a thing for a family to have to go through two days before Christmas. My prayers go out to his family and friends.

Immie

Damocles
12-24-2008, 01:11 PM
I posted this earlier, including the awesome anger displayed in response at another website.

It was amazing.