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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Duane Sand Caught In A Fib About Plane Crash

Republican challenger for Rep. Earl Pomeroy’s House seat Duane Sand got in a plane crash a few weeks back.  Scary episode, to be sure, but Sand emerged from it without a scratch.

Sand himself blamed an iced up carburetor for the crash, but the Fargo Forum points out that this is something less than the truth:

In an interview with WDAY, Sand said cold and moist weather conditions most likely caused the ice on the plane’s carburetor.

A National Transportation Safety Board report, though, makes no mention of an icing problem.

The report said less than 32 ounces of fuel was aboard the plane following the crash. Inspectors also didn’t notice the smell of fuel at the crash site and found no indications of leaking fuel.

I’m no pilot, but I’m pretty sure having only 32 ounces of fuel in your plane when you crashed means you crashed because you forgot to fuel up.

I guess “iced up carburetor” sounds better than “I forgot to put gas in.”

A good catch by the Forum, though it’d be nice to see the paper exercise this level of scrutiny when it comes to the shady dealings of, say, Senator Kent Conrad.

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In this time of energy crisis, at great personal risk, Duane Sand was conducting a fuel efficiency test! In fact, he got his best MPG right after his engine stopped!



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Proof on July 2, 2008 at 03:36 pm

Those damned liberals are to blame. If they allowed more drilling gas would have been cheaper thus Duane Sand would have been able to purchase more fuel.

ellinas on July 2, 2008 at 03:57 pm

Those damned liberals are to blame. If they allowed more drilling gas would have been cheaper thus Duane Sand would have been able to purchase more fuel.

lol More fuel cant make him smarter or more willing to admit a mistake. But Im sure he blames the liberals for his stupidity and lack of ethics.

dragon poker on July 2, 2008 at 04:45 pm

Investigative reporting by North Dakota’s media monopoly?
Did hell freeze over?

Kevin on July 2, 2008 at 04:50 pm

There is an accusation out there that almost all of DS’s money comes from out of state.

I know you boys like to rail against that kind of thing.

Is it true? Does DS’s money come from out of state?


Excuse me, you were saying?


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realitybasedbob on July 2, 2008 at 05:06 pm
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As I am a Private Pilot,I can say there could be several reasons why there was insufficient fuel onboard.
He might have re-fueled the day before & someone stole the fuel.
However, it’s the pilot’s duty to check the fuel level DURING the check-out walk around.
The NTSB will most likely prove pilot failure & he’ll get remedial training & all will be right again

RebTex on July 2, 2008 at 06:13 pm

Give Sand a break.  He’s used to an indefinite supply of U-235 for propulsion, not high octane.  The good news is he’s alive and well.

Politically Incorrect on July 2, 2008 at 07:35 pm
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I’m no pilot, but I’m pretty sure having only 32 ounces of fuel in your plane when you crashed means you crashed because you forgot to fuel up.

Or.....OR.......they dumped the fuel before they crashed as every pilot has been trained to do.

Give me a break brother!

Hannitized on July 2, 2008 at 10:30 pm
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