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Icing concerns tied to Wellstone crash flight
National Transportation Safety Board records show pilot Richard Conry considered canceling the flight due to possible icing. Weather and aviation safety data point to icing on wings as a contributing factor, with investigators noting lack of standardized deice boot procedures and possible pilot training gaps. The crash killed Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife, daughter, and five others near Eveleth Virginia Municipal Airport.
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Washington
Sen
Paul Wellstone
Minnesota
National Transportation Safety Board
Richard Conry
Wellstone
Steven Thornton
Federal Aviation Administration
Walter Mondale
Norm Coleman
Senate
Eveleth-Virginia
National Weather Service
King Air
D-Minn
Sheila
Marcia Wellstone Markuson
Duluth
NASA
NTSB
Aviation Charter
Conry
Michael Guess