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Original News: http://www.strategicintel.com/AKilled.htm

Update: http://www.strategicintel.com/turner2.htm

Unauthorized Pilot Change In Crash of Former CIA Director's Plane

"Information provided this morning to Strategic Intelligence indicates that there may have been an unauthorized crew change aboard the Taxi Aereo Centroamericano LET 410 that crashed in San Jose, Costa Rica on January 15th with the former CIA Director Stansfield Turner on board.

"An inside source with Aero Centraoamericano has stated that minutes before the scheduled departure of the ill fated flight, the scheduled pilot, Juan Carlos, was released from the flight crew by an unscheduled, unqualified pilot, stating that he will be taking the seat.

"According to sources, an argument ensued between pilots but was settled by an operations supervisor for the airline. The operations supervisor advised the scheduled pilot (Juan Carlos) that the change was unscheduled but he was authorizing it, and that he would be given additional flight time to compensate the imposition.

"Minutes later, the plane crashed in a local subdivision, killing Karen Turner, the wife of Ex-CIA Director, Admiral Stansfield Turner.

"Within minutes the CIA's Costa Rican Station Chief was observed combing through the aircraft wreckage, restricting access to rescue personnel. The mostly intact aircraft was stripped of all cargo to include carry on items. This was accomplished while passengers were being evacuated.

"On February 2nd, in a San Jose hospital, the substitute pilot died of injuries received during the crash.