Micron has announced that Steve Appleton, the companies Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning in a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51. His experimental fixed wing single engine Lancair crashed at 8:56 a.m. in between two runways at the airport. He was the only person on-board. Our condolences go out to his wife, Dalynn, his children and his family during this tragic time.




The National Transportation Safety Board said they interviewed witnesses on the scene who said Appleton tried to take off once, landed and then went back to his hangar. About five minutes later, he tried to take off again. They say the plane was flying at about 100 to 200 feet above ground when it stalled, then nosedived. A chilling recording from air traffic controllers paints the picture of panic shortly after take-off. In the recording, you can hear Appleton telling controllers he needed to turn around moments before the crash.




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Sad news.

F**k light aircraft.