Micron Ceo Passes Away

[Jatka Bandi]

BOISE -- Micron CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash Friday morning at the Boise Airport.

An experimental fixed wing single engine Lancair crashed around 9 a.m. in between two runways at the airport.

A chilling recording from air traffic controllers paints the picture of panic shortly after take-off.

In the recording, you can hear Appleton telling controllers he needed to turn around moments before the crash.

"I'd like to turn back in... and land. Coming back in," Appleton said to air traffic controllers.

In the background of the audio from the control tower, a woman's voice can be heard saying, "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god."

Appleton has owned more than 20 airplanes and is known for doing aerobatics. He crashed in July of 2004 while performing maneuvers over the Idaho desert.

In an interview with Appleton after that crash, he said he suffered a few scrapes and scratches.

"I was only in the hospital one night and then I went home and showed up for work Monday morning," said Appleton about the crash. "I've been flying since then and everything's back to normal."

That crash left some wondering if the CEO was taking too many risks, considering he is head of a major corporation.

"My description of myself, whether I'm the CEO of a very competitive industry or whether I happen to fly aerobatics in airplanes, it's all one package. I mean, it's the personality that comes through in my business at my personal life."

He started at Micron Technology in 1983 and served in various positions before becoming CEO in 1994.

Appleton graduated from Boise State University with a BA in Business Management.
He was 51-years-old.

Source: http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=138659114&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10227

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