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To: Gilbert Drapeau who wrote (805)	10/10/2000 9:03:18 PM
From: Gilbert Drapeau	Read Replies (1) of 1177

Bombardier Aerospace: Challenger Accident Statement NEW ORLEANS, LA.--OCTOBER 10, 2000 - 20:52 EDT A Bombardier Challenger test aircraft, being operated by a crew of three Bombardier Flight Test personnel, two pilots and a flight test engineer, crashed on takeoff at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport at approximately 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. According to preliminary information, the aircraft experienced some difficulty shortly after takeoff on Runway 19R and subsequently impacted the ground, caught fire and burned. Identities and condition of the crew are presently not being released and will be held until confirmation of notification to the families. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. The flight develolpment aircraft was departing on a routine high altitude test flight. Bombardier Aerospace senior management are presently enroute to the company's Wichita facilities. Further information on the accident will be provided at an update briefing in the Media Centre at the Airport Hilton in Wichita at 9:30 p.m. The company is cooperating fully with the FAA and the NTSB in the investigation.

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