Posted on 12/10/2012 8:45:52 AM PST by BenLurkin
The National Transportation Safety Board has been called in to help investigate the plane crash that killed singer Jenni Rivera and six others in northern Mexico over the weekend.
Rivera, 43, had performed a concert in Monterrey, Mexico before boarding a Learjet25 early Sunday morning.
The flight took off around 3:30 a.m. and was reported missing 10 minutes later after airport officials lost contact with the pilots, Mexican authorities said.
Riveras makeup artist, lawyer and publicist, as well as the flight crew are all believed to be among those killed in the crash, CBS News reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...
So my question is whether or not the drug cartel would have shot the plane down? They have killed several musicians over the past few years, just to make a point.
Could they have stepped it up a few levels in order to make a point?
Crazy thought...I know.
Not in our jurisdiction to investigate, sorry. /s
As a routine matter, the NTSB offers to assist in the crash investigation of any American-designed aircraft, which includes the Lear 25.
Probably want to start with the center fuel tank. ; (
The question is: Should the NTSB be involved in the investigation of accidents that happen on foreign soil? The fact that a foreign agency is incompetent is not relevant.
Ad hominem. Limited government is rational, and applying those limitations is a reasonable, thoughtful response to government over-reaching.
The NTSB is not “over-reaching” by investigating the crash of a U.S.-built (so we’re told), U.S.-registered airplane which takes the lives of U.S. citizens.
I dont think NTSB would investigate any ole U.S. citizens crash. Im going to say this and flame if you want... the reason they are going to investigate is because of the minority group she belongs and she was a singer. IMHO.
It might be much more likely that the NTSB is interested in the Lear jet that was certified by the FAA in the US.
Accident investigations are one way of discovering design flaws.
Care to provide justification for your answer? Or does the possibility that such an investigation on foreign soil may be "useful" provide sufficient justification?
I refer you to my comment #29.
I see both your points. Thanks...
The plane was registered in the US and I would assume had an American pilot. The crash of an American plane flown by an American should be investigated by the NTSB regardless where it take place or the nationalities of the passengers.
she was a popular singer (entertainer)... this is why they are investigating... imo... if Johnny Depp or Angelina Jolie died in a plane crash over Monterrey, Mexico, the NTSB would likely investigate...
>>she was a popular singer (entertainer)... this is why they are investigating... imo... if Johnny Depp or Angelina Jolie died in a plane crash over Monterrey, Mexico, the NTSB would likely investigate...<<
True. They called in half the Navy in to find JFK Jr.
An assertion is not an argument.
Such as the “assertion” that this NTSB investigation is an example of governmental “overreach?” What just happened to your “argument?” Two can play this game.
The investigation may involve the aircraft’s owner, who continues to operate a US business (Starwood) even after being deported after being released from Federal prison for fraud involving aircraft logbooks. Some detail on Christian Esquino
http://lapoliticaeslapolitica.blogspot.com/2012/04/trouble-with-christian-eduardo-esquino.html
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