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  • Feds fault pilot in 2009 Mont crash that killed 14

    ?MATT VOLZ ,Associated Press

    HELENA — The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed and killed 14 people in Butte in 2009 cut safety corners and then did not take the appropriate action after discovering a problem with his fuel system, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday. The privately owned plane carrying seven children and seven adults from California to a ski vacation in Bozeman crashed moments after the pilot requested a diversion to Butte without explanation. The board's findings of probable cause lay the blame on the 6...