"I was deeply saddened to learn of the plane crash this
morning... I'd flown with this group before and know them well. I
join in sending heartfelt condolences to each and every member of
their families."
Source: Former President George HW Bush, after
learning that the bizjet he was to travel to Ecuador in had gone
down on approach to Houston's Hobby Airport. All three crew members
on board the Gulfstream G-II were lost.