News Daredevil Chipmaker Exec Crashes Stunt Plane

Oops. This from Associate Press by way of eWeek:

BOISE, Idaho (AP)—Micron Technology Chairman Steve Appleton was injured Thursday evening when his stunt plane crashed in the desert east of Boise, Ada County authorities said.

Appleton was flying with Micron employee Michael Duffy about 6:15 p.m. when the plane crashed south of the state prison complex.

Company officials said Duffy was photographing Appleton for an upcoming corporate presentation.

Sheriff's officers said Appleton suffered head and back injuries, and Duffy also was injured. They were flown to a Boise hospital.

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Reports that the accident was caused by over-aggressive dram timings have not yet been substantiated...