That guy commited suicide because of the legal bills and fines the FAA hit him with, his girlfried left, the bill the Coasties nailed him with for the rescue. I guess he couldn't take being the laughing stock of humanity.
I used to have the WAV file made from the ATC Tape of the Commercial Airline pilot that called it into the Tower.
"Eh Control, you aren't going to believe this but....
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"Looks Mean as Hell! Clare Lee Chenault.
When?"Downtown" Lincoln Brown.
