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Rep. Tancredo continues attack on Mitsubishi MU-2

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By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

November 7, 2006

A U.S. congressman is raising a fundamental question about the Mitsubishi MU-2. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) is convinced that the airplane has a “shockingly high accident rate” and appears to be concerned that no one in the government took his advice last year that the airplane be grounded.

In a September 8 press release he publicized a letter he sent to President Bush calling for replacement of FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker. “Because [they] have consistently failed to take appropriate action on this issue,” the release stated, “despite repeated warnings about the aircraft’s suitability for use, I believe the public would be well served if they were replaced by administrators willing to act swiftly and deliberately on this matter.”

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