"I am requesting that you immediately issue a directive to
ground all [Mitsubishi MU-2B-60] aircraft until a thorough and
complete investigation into its air worthiness can be
determined."
Source: That demand came in a letter from
Congressman Tom Toncrado (R-CO) to the FAA, August 4th -- the day
an Mu-2 went down after being cleared to approach at Centennial
Airport. It was the second fatal Mu-2-B-60 mishap at Centennial in
less than nine months. Other members of Colorado's congressional
delegation have also written FAA Administrator Marion Blakey,
demanding the aircraft be grounded.
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