24M of Cocaine in a crashed plane

"Dean Wilkinson" wrote in message

You mean it USED to be owned by that feller...

Snicker.

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Jim Fisher

Jim Fisher wrote:

Oooh. I didn't catch that. Man, this guy is in Really Big trouble with the
FAA.

Not sure the FAA is who he cares about the most at the moment. Remember
he owes someone $24M worth of cocaine!!!!

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Hey, if you're going to spend a bunch of years in the federal pokey, why
renew your medical??

Bob Gardner

"Jim Fisher" wrote in message
.. .
I don't normally post crash stories but this one seemed just too bizarre to
not post here.

From http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2492440 (but I first saw it in
my little local Alabama newspaper)

"WHEELING, W.Va. - Authorities called to the scene of a weekend plane
crash found no people - dead or alive - but they did find $24 million
worth of cocaine.
Federal authorities were seeking the pilot, identified as Eugene N.
Cobbs, on a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S.
Attorney Thomas E. Johnston said Monday.
The Piper Aerostar twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area around
midnight Saturday near the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, said James
Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Authorities found about 327 pounds of cocaine packaged in blocks and
another 193 pounds turned up Monday in the plane's nose compartment,
Johnston said. He estimated the street value at about $24 million.
Authorities were searching for a man believed to be Cobbs who was picked
up by a motorist near the airport's entrance."

More details he http://www.wtov9.com/news/4012517/detail.html


On top of all these troubles, the poor feller has an expired medical!


Name : COBBS, EUGENE NICHOLAS
Airman's Address : (look it up yourself if you really wanna know)
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90034-6403
FAA Region : Western/Pacific
Date of Medical : Nov, 2001
Class of Medical : 3
Expiration of Class 3 privileges : Nov, 2004
Airman Certificates : Private Pilot
Airplane Single Engine Land

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Jim Fisher

Hey, if you're going to spend a bunch of years in the federal pokey, why
renew your medical??

I wonder if any of the prison doctors are AMEs.



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I wonder if they'll let him out for his BFR.....


"Geoffrey Barnes" wrote in message
nk.net...
Hey, if you're going to spend a bunch of years in the federal pokey, why
renew your medical??

I wonder if any of the prison doctors are AMEs.



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Peter MacPherson wrote:
I wonder if they'll let him out for his BFR.....
I doubt it. He'd be considered a flight risk.

"Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message
oups.com...
Peter MacPherson wrote:
I wonder if they'll let him out for his BFR.....
I doubt it. He'd be considered a flight risk.

Ugh.

And with just a week ago, a clear candidate for "bad pun of the year"
emerges...

(Thanks for that...it might have been bad, but I enjoyed it anyway)

"Jim Fisher" wrote:
The Piper Aerostar twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area around
midnight Saturday near the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, said James
Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Authorities found about 327 pounds of cocaine packaged in blocks and
another 193 pounds turned up Monday in the plane's nose compartment,
Johnston said. He estimated the street value at about $24 million.

Doggone it: try and come up with creative ways to finance your flying,
and look what happens.
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Dan
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I always thought those low-wingers were a suspicious lot! :0)

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Aerostars are mid-wingers. I guess that makes him AC/DC.

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"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message
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I always thought those low-wingers were a suspicious lot! :0)

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