I got my certificate there in 1981. Fun little airport - especially the hi
voltage lines of of rwy 9 in the NJ summer - 95 degrees, 95% humidity. You
really had to manage your airspeed and flare!

Since I grew up in the area, I'll just say that George has it right on about
the paranoia.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:

Maybe...but sounds a bit like paranoia to me. Sounds very much like
Howard
Hughes and his paranoia.

Also, a bolt coming loose on a 40 year old airplane...???

Well, the Asbury Park Press ran another story today. Basically, this guy
had made an offer on the airport, which had been accepted. He intended to
keep it open as an airport. A developer also wanted the property for a
restricted age community development.

When the plane went down, the FBI launched an investigation. One week
later, the NTSB announced the probably cause as a bird strike. Knocking
the tail off a twin? (I have a bridge to sell you, too).

The FBI figured the NTSB knew their stuff and dropped the investigation.
The airport was sold to the developer.

Fast forward. For a variety of reasons, the developer paid several bribes
to several township officials to get zoning changes made for the property.
The FBI has been investigating these guys over the years, and is now
pressing charges on seven people, including the former mayor and the
developer. During the process of this investigation, it came to light that
the NTSB has absolutely no evidence or reason to believe that there was a
bird strike. As a result, the FBI is reopening their investigation. The
NTSB refuses to comment.

Now the aircraft may not have been sabotaged, but there's pretty much no
way it could've been a bird strike -- we don't have condors here. And
anyone who thinks it's paranoia knows nothing about New Jersey.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.