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Sat, Jul 10, 2004

Micron Technology CEO in Plane Crash

Steve Appleton, employee Michael Duffy in stable condition

The CEO of Micron Technology Inc., a computer technology firm, and one of his employees were involved in a crash south of Boise (ID) on Thursday evening. Steve Appleton and Micron employee Michael Duffy are in stable condition after Appleton's Extra 300 (described by the mainstream media as an "aerobatic biplane, of all things...) went down in a field.

Luckily for both, their injuries were not serious and both are expected to make full recoveries. The airplane, however, was a total loss.  Appleton is expected to leave the hospital shortly and return to work on Monday. A Micron spokesperson said both Appleton and Duggy left the aircraft on their own after the crash.

Witnesses said the Extra 300 was doing loops just before it crashed near Pleasant Valley Road. Both of them were airlifted to a Boise hospital.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 609JW        Make/Model: E300      Description: 300, 350
  Date: 07/08/2004     Time: 0010

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Minor     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
  City: BOISE                       State: ID   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE PRACTICING AEROBATICS,
TWO  PERSONS ON BOARD RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES,  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, 10 MILES SOUTH OF BOISE, ID

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   1     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   1     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: 090010Z 33008KT 10SM CLR 27/M06 A2989                                       

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Maneuver      Operation: General Aviation

  Departed: BOISE, ID                   Dep Date: 07/08/2004   Dep. Time: 2345
  Destination: AERO BOX                 Flt Plan: VFR          Wx Briefing: N
  Last Radio Cont: 00:27
  Last Clearance: RADAR CONTACT LOST

  FAA FSDO: BOISE, ID  (NM11)                     Entry date: 07/09/2004

FMI: www.micron.com, www.faa.gov/avr/aai/A_0709_N.txt

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