Posted by (+3151) 14 years ago
I don't know who they were. All I know is so many young lives were tragically lost in the plane crash. Their families need all of our prayers and support.
Posted by (+1430) 14 years ago
Posted by (+1884) 14 years ago
Was the weather bad in Bozeman today? The plane was diverted to Butte from Bozeman but the local news(such as they are) can't explain why.
Very sad.
Very sad.
Posted by (+18391) 14 years ago
As with many other Pilatus aircraft, the PC-12 is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B turboprop engine. It is certified for single-pilot IFR operations, though operators may choose to utilize a second flight crew member. The PC-12 is offered in standard nine-seat airliner form, in a four-passenger seat/freight Combi version, as a six-seat corporate transport, optionally as a seven-seat by adding a three-seat bench in place of seats five and six. A pure freighter model is under consideration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...atus_PC-12
How many people were on board that aircraft for a flight over the Rocky Mountains?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...atus_PC-12
How many people were on board that aircraft for a flight over the Rocky Mountains?
Posted by (+138) 14 years ago
The weather was good in Bozeman yesterday. Gray and warm. Rainy by evening. Started snowing late last night and now we have about 4 inches of wet slushy snow but when the plane crashed it was nice out in Bozeman.
Posted by (+74) 14 years ago
I was speaking with someone that is acquainted with the person that owned the plane. Among those killed were his 2 daughters, his sons-in- law, and his 7 grandchildren as well as the pilot. She didn't know who the other two were. How devastating for this family. His son was killed in the Swiss Air crash a few years ago. 
Posted by (+18391) 14 years ago
http://montanastandard.co...ifeiib.txt
Victims of MT plane crash identified
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - The victims of a Montana plane crash were members of three California families traveling to the exclusive Yellowstone Club for a skiing vacation.
``We were going on a vacation with all the grandkids,'' said Bud Feldkamp, who lost two daughters and their families in the crash. ``They were all excited about skiing.''
Feldkamp leased the airplane that crashed Sunday in Butte. He said he, his wife and another daughter had driven to Montana for the vacation.
``We were at the entrance to the Yellowstone Club when I got a cell phone call'' from my nephew, Feldkamp said. ``He saw it on CNN. He said, 'Nobody survived.' And we knew it was our plane.''
Feldkamp spoke with The Associated Press shortly after he, his wife and two children along with Bob Ching and his wife spent about 45 minutes at the crash site.
Buddy Feldkamp said the victims included his sisters Amy Jacobson of St. Helena, Calif., and Vanessa Pullen of Lodi, Calif. Jacobson's husband, Erin, and their children Taylor, 4; Ava, 3; Jude, 1, also died in the crash as did Pullen's husband, Michael, and their children Sydney, 9, and Christopher, 7.
Buddy Feldkamp said Bob Ching' son, Brent Ching, of Durham, Calif., was killed in the crash along with his wife, Kristen and their children, Heyley, 5 and Caleb, 4.
Vanessa Pullen was a pediatrician, Michael Pullen was a dentist, Erin Jacobson was an opthalmologist and Amy Jacobson was a dental hygienist. Brent Ching was an orthopedic surgeon.
Buddy Feldkamp identified the pilot as Buddy Summerfield.
The Yellowstone Club, near Yellowstone National Park, is a millionaires-only resort that counts former Vice President Dan Quayle and Microsoft founder Bill Gates among its 340 members.
Victims of MT plane crash identified
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - The victims of a Montana plane crash were members of three California families traveling to the exclusive Yellowstone Club for a skiing vacation.
``We were going on a vacation with all the grandkids,'' said Bud Feldkamp, who lost two daughters and their families in the crash. ``They were all excited about skiing.''
Feldkamp leased the airplane that crashed Sunday in Butte. He said he, his wife and another daughter had driven to Montana for the vacation.
``We were at the entrance to the Yellowstone Club when I got a cell phone call'' from my nephew, Feldkamp said. ``He saw it on CNN. He said, 'Nobody survived.' And we knew it was our plane.''
Feldkamp spoke with The Associated Press shortly after he, his wife and two children along with Bob Ching and his wife spent about 45 minutes at the crash site.
Buddy Feldkamp said the victims included his sisters Amy Jacobson of St. Helena, Calif., and Vanessa Pullen of Lodi, Calif. Jacobson's husband, Erin, and their children Taylor, 4; Ava, 3; Jude, 1, also died in the crash as did Pullen's husband, Michael, and their children Sydney, 9, and Christopher, 7.
Buddy Feldkamp said Bob Ching' son, Brent Ching, of Durham, Calif., was killed in the crash along with his wife, Kristen and their children, Heyley, 5 and Caleb, 4.
Vanessa Pullen was a pediatrician, Michael Pullen was a dentist, Erin Jacobson was an opthalmologist and Amy Jacobson was a dental hygienist. Brent Ching was an orthopedic surgeon.
Buddy Feldkamp identified the pilot as Buddy Summerfield.
The Yellowstone Club, near Yellowstone National Park, is a millionaires-only resort that counts former Vice President Dan Quayle and Microsoft founder Bill Gates among its 340 members.
Posted by (+3151) 14 years ago
Miles City lost buildings, businesses, jobs and history. But no lives. We were lucky. This man lost two daughters, two sons in law and five little grandchildren. I have no idea how he is even able to walk or speak after such a horrible tragedy.