Ark. Plane Crash Kills Whitewater Lawyer

AP ^ | 12/04/03 | AP

[TomServo]

HARRISON, Ark. (AP) - A lawyer who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge filed by Whitewater prosecutors died Thursday when the small plane he was piloting crashed while trying to land at an airport, officials said.

John Haley, 72, who was once the personal lawyer of former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, had recently joined a new law firm. A partner, Peter B. Heister, confirmed Haley's death.

One passenger, Farish Kincaid, 70, also was killed in the crash. Authorities said the men, both from the Little Rock area, apparently were due at a business meeting in Harrison.

Haley and Tucker were accused in 1995 of setting up a sham bankruptcy to hide profits from a business deal. Haley pleaded guilty and was fined and ordered to pay restitution.

Tucker pleaded guilty in the case, and was also convicted in a separate trial on fraud charges involving James and Susan McDougal, the partners of President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Whitewater land deal. Tucker was sentenced to probation and home detention.

The Clintons were never charged in connection with Whitewater.

Haley's Bonanza single-engine, two-seat aircraft crashed in a ravine about 300 yards south of the Boone County Airport in northwestern Arkansas, Sheriff Danny Hickman said.

The National Transportation Safety Board planned an investigation.

[MinuteGal]

Wow, this Whitewater thread is like a reunion of the notable freeper class of '98.

Where's my yearbook?

Leni

[suzyq5558]

brought back memories for me ,thats for sure..

[U S Army EOD]

It can in fact be given a fuel dump capability if you apply the right tools.

[Chu Gary]

"Aim for a healthy, active 120. Middle age is the between 41-80 :')"

God bless you for being a sweet thing. I'll be 57 come Saturday. I'll remember you that day as I slake my thirst with a cold one.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for the heads up ! ...

[backhoe]

Wow.

[JustPiper]

Clintonites, always a way of dying choices:
A. Small plane crash
B. Suicide

[nicmarlo]

doug, those plane crashes, especially the two in 94, two days apart, certainly raises the eyebrows.

[sport]

I lost count but it is a bunch.

[donozark]

Well, he was here for a time as rb84 or some such moniker. Then got in a "discussion," and got tossed. I have a feeling he is "lurking," especially where White Water posts are concerned.

Just odd that two Whitewater stories appear hours apart. SCOTUS pending review/release of Alan Favish appeal requests and now this...As NDCORUP would probably say, "Just the Clinton clean-up crew in action..."

[donozark]

Interesting background on John and Maria Haley here. www.dailyrepublican.com/clintonasiaties.html

[CindyDawg]

Have a Happy Birthday :')

[donozark]

Please see post 171. Found some interesting background on wife of John Haley there.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the url!

[TheBattman]

The Clintons were never charged in connection with Whitewater.

Which is still considered by many to be one of the biggest shams in the legal justice system.

[Dr.Deth]

Sooner or later EVERYONE the Clintons know will be dead.

I'm just wondering the odds against this many people connected to those two dying in who-knows-how-many separate plane crashes? Planes, it's always planes.

[JETDRVR]

A T-34 ??? maybe

[JETDRVR]

Its been an eon since I flew any type of Beech variant. IIRC no way to dump fuel on any types.

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=1551562&nav=0jshJUSG

The plane, a two-seater, ended up in a ravine about 300 yards south of the airport after it attempted to land about 10 a.m.

The sheriff said the plane was destroyed and federal investigators would be on the scene tomorrow to try to determine the cause of the accident. Authorities believe the two men were on a business trip to Harrison.

City parks employees, working on a softball complex about a quarter-mile from the airport on the city's north side, said the airplane was dumping fuel before it made an attempt to land.

The parks workers said they could smell the fuel as it dropped around them.

Could you add me to your pitviper ping list too.

[DCBryan1]

Looks like the "Arkansas Flu" strikes again!