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Pinnacle/Northwest CRJ Crew: 'We decided to have a little fun.'

Transcripts of the conversations between the crew of a Pinnacle/Northwest Airlink CRJ regional jet and air traffic controllers prior to the aircraft's crashing in Jefferson City (MO) have revealed the reason why the aircraft was flying at FL410, and possibly why they crashed.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (03.06.05)

"Yeah, we're actually ... we don't have any passengers on board, so we decided to have a little fun and come up here." Source: FAA transcript of statement made by one of the pilots of the Pinnacle/Northwest Airlink CRJ that crashed in Jefferson City (MO), explaining why the aircraft was flying at an unusually high FL410. Soon after that, one engine quit, then another, and the rest is history.