Commuter plane crashes near Kirksville (Missouri)

[SaintLouisBlues]

"An American Airlines Connection flight from St. Louis carrying 12 people to Kirksville, Mo., crashed near its destination about 7:30 Tuesday night, the second time in a week a jet crashed in the state.

Early reports indicated five of the twelve people on board the plane died, according to Elizabeth Isham Cory of the Federal Aviation Administration. There were 13 passengers and two crew members on the plane."

http://www.stltoday.com

[951]

1. What is up with planes crashing today?

Another MIHOP in the works?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Nope. Accidents happen.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/month.asp lists plane crashes by the month and day. Lots fewer than car accidents, but unfortunately there usually are several per day -- though mostly of the non-fatal, fender-bender variety.

[MO_Dem]

2. I just saw a tidbit about this

on CNN's crawl. Couldn't help but wonder if it was any of our Democratic candidates. Sorry for whoever it was.

[Minstrel Boy]

4. It's hard not to have those thoughts in this dark time.

I'd even say it's imprudent not to.

Accidents happen, but so does murder. Coups and assassinations aren't only for the furrners.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Given the weather and the fact that we've now lost two Dems during

heated campaigns in the last few years...one comes to start expecting it like the weather (that it can easily and realistically get blamed on)

[SaintLouisBlues]

6. KTVI TV now reporting eight dead

Two survivors, satisfactory condition

Two missing

Light fog was reported in Kirksville

[Duncan Grant]

7. There's a DUer in Kirksville at Truman State University.

We could always PM him (chair094) for details...