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Private jet crashes at Bangor Airport with 8 on board, FA...

A photo taken at the scene shows smoke rising from the runway. There were also numerous reports of a loud bang that was heard and felt in the area.

Not much word, but doesn’t sound good. For those of you not in the law world, Arnold & Itkin names are on the DKR scoreboard.

Why do you think it was one of their jets?

I heard that’s who the planed belonged to.. Haven’t seen it confirmed

This is the plane.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10KJ

it’s registered to the address of their office.

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I wouldn't think anyone other than Jason or Kurt gets to fly on that plane, but what do I know?

Logged in to see if any updates on passengers. Terrible.

People on Reddit saying all are deceased. But who knows.

34 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

WMTW

Private jet crashes at Bangor Airport with 8 on board, FA...

A photo taken at the scene shows smoke rising from the runway. There were also numerous reports of a loud bang that was heard and felt in the area.

Not much word, but doesn’t sound good. For those of you not in the law world, Arnold & Itkin names are on the DKR scoreboard.

Oh no

20 minutes ago, Rudiger said:

I wouldn't think anyone other than Jason or Kurt gets to fly on that plane, but what do I know?

I think anyone on a litigation team could be on it. I'm not sure what they had going in Maine.

Other speculation I'm seeing online is the plane was stopping in Maine to refuel before crossing the Atlantic.

24 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

This is the plane.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10KJ

it’s registered to the address of their office.

The aircraft owner KTKJ Challenger LLC lists Jason Itkin and Kurt Arnold as managers.

It is almost undoubtedly their plane. Doesn't necessarily mean either of them were on it.

Just now, Dahobbs said:

I think anyone on a litigation team could be on it. I'm not sure what they had going in Maine.

They have other planes. I doubt anyone would get sent on their C600. But again, what do I know?

4 minutes ago, Rudiger said:

They have other planes. I doubt anyone would get sent on their C600. But again, what do I know?

what the fuck? you think that they own a plane but wouldn't use it because they have other planes?

that makes zero sense.

5 minutes ago, Rudiger said:

They have other planes. I doubt anyone would get sent on their C600. But again, what do I know?

That's some tall cotton right there.

6 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

That's some tall cotton right there.

Well, they are responsible for a $140M donation to Texas, so....yeah.

11 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

what the fuck? you think that they own a plane but wouldn't use it because they have other planes?

that makes zero sense.

I think the implication is that this is the flagship of their fleet that tends to be reserved for their personal travel.

2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

I think the implication is that this is the flagship of their fleet that tends to be reserved for their personal travel.

Exactly. A few years back I was on the same side of a case with some lawyers of theirs who had flown in on a Mustang.

This would have been the jet they sent to pick up Sark when he was hired.

3 minutes ago, Rudiger said:

Exactly. A few years back I was on the same side of a case with some lawyers of theirs who had flown in on a Mustang.

This would have been the jet they sent to pick up Sark when he was hired.

Yup.

Why were they in the NE in a shittastic snowstorm?

1 minute ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Why were they in the NE in a shittastic snowstorm?

Likely refueling before crossing the Atlantic.

per khou, 8 people were on the plane

https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/faa-plane-crashes-takeoff-maine-airport/285-4c25b020-1e2e-4082-a121-6769f3a4350c

But would that jet need to refuel going to Europe. Wonder if they stopped for a problem

11 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Why were they in the NE in a shittastic snowstorm?

That’s like the first/last airport when crossing

3 minutes ago, Updawg said:

But would that jet need to refuel going to Europe. Wonder if they stopped for a problem

From Houston, yes. They would only get about halfway across the Atlantic.

6 minutes ago, Updawg said:

But would that jet need to refuel going to Europe. Wonder if they stopped for a problem

Extremely common tech stop for trans Atlantic private flights. Everything here was SOP but the weather.

9 minutes ago, Updawg said:

But would that jet need to refuel going to Europe. Wonder if they stopped for a problem

I’m going to go with yes

1 hour ago, Rudiger said:

I wouldn't think anyone other than Jason or Kurt gets to fly on that plane, but what do I know?

Their family does. I think Kurt’s wife may have been traveling this week. Prayers up for the family

8 minutes ago, Enchubben said:

Their family does. I think Kurt’s wife may have been traveling this week. Prayers up for the family

I should have been clearer and included their family.

I don’t pretend to be a mega-rich lawyer smart, but even I could tell you that landing or taking off anywhere on the eastern seaboard north of somewhere in Florida this evening till tomorrow was a bad idea.

Edited January 26Jan 26 by FORTY NINE TO ZERO

Scary to fly PJs

Just saw this. Longhorns all over that firm if I'm not mistaken. This is fucking terrible.

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• Miya Shay @miyashay

Reports about the Arnold & Itkin plane crash tonight is terrible. If you are a reporter in Houston for any amount of tine, you know the firm and the partners. Just devastating as we wait for all the facts to come out.

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38 minutes ago, Updawg said:

That’s like the first/last airport when crossing

first stop for my kid's plane returning from Afghanistan

14 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

Scary to fly PJs

One of the reasons I don't do it

atc audio during and after crash

edit: no idea what that let there be light thing is right when it crashes, it’s on every version of the audi i can find online. seems very strange.

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God Bless them.

7 hours ago, Enchubben said:

Their family does. I think Kurt’s wife may have been traveling this week.

She was on the plane.

10 hours ago, Rudiger said:

I wouldn't think anyone other than Jason or Kurt gets to fly on that plane, but what do I know?

this was the plane that brought Sark to Austin when he was hired.

Those Runway condition codes 3/3/3 would get my attention, but not convinced that was a cause unless they were slipping and sliding on the roll and hit a ditch and flipped at full power. We'll know soon enough.

28 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

Those Runway condition codes 3/3/3 would get my attention, but not convinced that was a cause unless they were slipping and sliding on the roll and hit a ditch and flipped at full power. We'll know soon enough.

where are you seeing this?

I have a buddy that flies a challenger out of atlanta. he looked into it through his pilot forums or whatever, I don’t know, but this is what he told me this morning. obviously unofficial but may be of interest to some.

Man, looks like they took off in heavy snow with a contaminated wing, and unfortunately that will kill you in a Challenger. They got de-iced, but it was snowing so hard that, by the time they got to the runway from the de ice pad, they exceeded their hold over time, and the wings weren’t clear anymore. You have to do a pre takeoff contamination check again. Two airlines returned to the gate for this exact reason (Alligent, and Breeze, they got de iced, then got to the runway, and were getting contaminated again) right before them. Damn, RIP

2 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

where are you seeing this?

In the video. It plays the ATIS.

2 hours ago, HenryJames said:

She was on the plane.

Apparently her and five other friends on a trip to Paris.

4 minutes ago, futureman said:

I have a buddy that flies a challenger out of atlanta. he looked into it through his pilot forums or whatever, I don’t know, but this is what he told me this morning. obviously unofficial but may be of interest to some.

I’ve seen this in circles my friends and family are in - pilots. Not sure if true. Both said that it is plausible and logical.

I believe Dick Ebersol (if SNL producer fame) and his son survived a plane crash in Colorado on a Challenger back some years ago where ice/snow on the wings was the contributing factor

Horiible. Icing and Challengers don't mix well from what I've heard.

1 hour ago, Surly Bevo said:

I believe Dick Ebersol (if SNL producer fame) and his son survived a plane crash in Colorado on a Challenger back some years ago where ice/snow on the wings was the contributing factor

Dick and 1 son survived but another of his sons was killed.

12 hours ago, Updawg said:

That’s like the first/last airport when crossing

Eastern most airport in the continental USA... grew up and went to high school playing Bangor Muni where the cargo planes would do touch-and-gos for training and their runway was DIRECTLY down the 14th hole. They would fly so low you'd have to cover your ears to not go deaf from the engine roar a hundred feet overhead. Of course we tried to hit mile-high wedges to see if we could get close...

News is saying 7 dead and 1 survivor. No names yet.

Incident report: https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:11764292472416::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_FATAL_FLG,P96_MAKE_NAME:26-JAN-26

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