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Just listened to this podcast ( thank you again )

There are probably other news reports with more information, but as I tried to follow up on the
the interview with Sparky Imeson and his mention of "The Mountain Flying Bible" I came across
this sad note at http://www.examiner.com/aviation-in-denver/mountain-flying-bible-author-dies-plane-crash

"Mountain Flying Bible author dies in plane crash"

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude.


Turns out Sparky's passing is also mentioned on his pages at http://www.mountainflying.com/
and details are mentioned at

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NTSB_MountainFlyerImesonCollidedWithTreesInFatalCrash_201515-1.html

http://helenair.com/news/local/article_21205128-d4d6-11de-8050-001cc4c002e0.html

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_9a1c9a3e-97e9-11de-8ba9-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090327sparky.html

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20090319X35429&key=1
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20090319X35429&ntsbno=WPR09FA154&akey=1

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=58983

http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4380

http://www.helpfindthemissing.org/forum/showthread.php?t=12023