Sen. Jim Inhofe's son dies in plane crash near Owasso

[Suburban Warrior]

Source: KOCO.com

A source close to Sen. Jim Inhofe has confirmed that his son, Dr. Perry Inhofe, was on board a plane that crashed near Owasso, Okla. on Sunday. Perry Inhofe was killed in the crash.

The NTSB is holding a news conference at 5 p.m. KOCO will air the news conference on KOCO News at 5 and will livestream the news conference on KOCO.com.

Dr. Perry Inhofe was an orthopedic surgeon in Tulsa. According to his biographical information on the Central States Orthopedics website, Inhofe attended Duke University and studied biomedical engineering and electrical engineering. He graduated in 1984.

Perry Inhofe then attended Washington University in St. Louis for medical school. He graduated in 1988 and did postgraduate training at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. Well, that's sad. No parent deserves that sort of heartbreak.

[riversedge]

26. Agree. May they find peace.

[awoke_in_2003]

57. Agreed...

probably the worst hurt one can feel is the death of their child.

[bjobotts]

61. I can't stand Inhofe but wish him strength to cope

with such a booming tragedy. I disagree with everything this man stands for but anguish over the death of a son is universal in its pain and grief. May his heart be filled with light and love and may he find comfort and strength to endure this tragedy.

[swimboy]

2. My sincere condolences to his family

What a terrible thing to happen in any family.

[hlthe2b]

3. the sign of a "good" progressive

is to feel compassion for even one's most detested adversaries... So, I send nothing but hope that the family may find peace in their sorrow.

[Katashi_itto]

12. Thank god I am not a "good" progressive.

[7962]

19. Well, that didn't take long.

[hlthe2b]

20. ahh, come on now...

The father is despicable, but losing a child--or any beloved family member is tough for all of us.

[dballance]

42. Just plain rude.

Not at all what a true person with empathy would say. Would you like the address of his grave so you can dance later?

[iandhr]

53. So you think the sins of the father should be put on the son.

[awoke_in_2003]

59. Disgusting. nt

[Ranchemp.]

76. Disgusting.

[silvershadow]

4. May he RIP. I send my earnest condolences. nt

[gopiscrap]

5. RIP

[AverageJoe90]

6. Damn....R.I.P. Dr. Inhofe. nt

[Scootaloo]

7. That's got to be shattering

No parent should have to bury their children.

[awoke_in_2003]

60. My mom died in 1981...

on thanksgiving day. I was 13, and we were going to my grandparents house for the day. My grandfather was a big, strong man- physically and emotionally. The reality of the situation didn't really hit me until I got to their house. I never want to see a man in that kind of pain again.

[Skittles]

64. .

I remember getting a phone call from my mum when she found my brother dead - even just hearing that kind of pain on the phone never leaves you

[progressoid]

74. I think my parents aged a decade in a year when my brother died.

Every time I see them, its devastating to see what it has done to them.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. My heart goes out to the family.

[warrior1]

9. RIP

[KelleyD]

10. So sad, my thoughts are with the Inhofe family..RIP.

[Cooley Hurd]

11. My condolences to Senator Inhofe and his family...

May Perry cross gently.

[MinneapolisMatt]

13. How very sad.

[Rowdyboy]

14. Heartbreaking for the family...May they find comfort

[JI7]

15. very sad, considering his education i wonder what he thought of his dad's position on issues

concerning science.

but then again there are people like Coburn and Ron Paul .

[Tx4obama]

16. ...

[BlueEye]

17. RIP to Dr. Inhofe and condolences to the family.

Several years ago a family friend of mine, who also happened to be a physician, perished in a small aircraft accident. Left a wife and kids behind. One of the saddest funerals I've ever attended.

[Siwsan]

18. Losing a child is an inconsolable grief. My heartfelt compassion to the Inhofe family

[nenagh]

27. Yes, losing a child... Heartbreaking..

[Zorra]

48. Some good friends of mine lost a second child two weeks ago.

Both were grown, both were killed in accidents.

They are crushed, and I feel so helpless. There's nothing in the world that I can do or say to make them feel better.

It's heartbreaking.

[iandhr]

21. Thoughts and prayers are with the Inhofe family.

[City Lights]

22. My condolences to the Inhofe family. nt

[RKP5637]

23. So sad to hear, to have to suffer that grief. My condolences. n/t

[JaneQPublic]

24. Condolences to all family and friends (nt)

[theHandpuppet]

25. My condolences to the family

And I'm sure he helped many people through his medical career.

[struggle4progress]

28. What sad news

[Major Nikon]

29. That aircraft has a reputation of being unforgiving of pilot error

I'm very familiar with that area. Very sad for all involved.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

50. It does. Its single-engine recovery procedures are nonstandard

because of the way the flaps work, and have been the cause of a number of accidents. We'll find out eventually what happened here. A sad accident, in any event.

[Major Nikon]

62. I've flown into that airport many times

It's one of my favorite fuel stops because there's a nice little seafood restaurant right outside the airport. Years ago another twin went down north of TUL when I was in town. It was around the holidays and it was a family flying in to visit relatives. All on board were lost. Very sad.

Someone else noted he's only had the plane a very short time. A friend of mine flew one of these as a commercial pilot. He said both that one and the Aerostar are a devil if you have an engine out at low altitude and you have to be very quick on the controls if it happens.

[Suburban Warrior]

55. Perry Inhofe purchased this plane in September of this year

so perhaps training will be a contributing factor.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

65. Almost certainly with that airplane.

If the new report is correct that he received his license on 2009 lack of training/experience is even more likely.

[corkhead]

68. I didn't see what plane it was. Was it a Beechcraft Bonanza?

"v-tailed doctor killer"

[PD Turk]

70. Mitsubishi MU-2

It's a beast in a low altitude engine-out emergency

[Major Nikon]

73. It was a Mitsubishi MU-2

[Hassin Bin Sober]

82. Different airplane. Same concept.

More money than experience.

[bullwinkle428]

71. Someone commented that this was the same kind of plane

that killed the governor of South Dakota back in 1993.

[redstatebluegirl]

30. How Sad! No Father should havev to bury his son...

May Senator Inhofe and his family find Peace at this difficult time.

[madaboutharry]

31. How terribly sad.

[a2liberal]

32. :( (n/t)

[brucefan]

33. Peace

And rip

[freshwest]

34. That's quite a shock for his family. RIP.

[Cooley Hurd]

36. wow...

[avebury]

41. Report: Jim Inhofe plane landing terrifies workers

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53250.html

A U.S. senator did not lose his pilot’s license for a landing that “scared the crap out of” workers at a south Texas airport in October.

After setting his plane down on a closed runway — and then taking off again to avoid a group of construction workers before landing a second time — Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) was instead ordered to take four hours of remedial flying lessons for the incident, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents and audio first obtained this week by The Smoking Gun.

An FAA investigation determined that Inhofe, 76, “still elected to land avoiding the men and the equipment” on the main runway at Cameron County Airport in Port Isabel, though it had a large ‘X’ marked on it and he knew it was closed. He was flying a six-seat Cessna and holds commercial pilot’s and flying instruction licenses.

In 2005, Inhofe was a joint sponsor of a bill aimed at ending the FAA’s rule requiring airline pilots over the age of 60 to retire. In his floor speech introducing the bill, Inhofe noted that he was “an experienced pilot over age 60.” President George W. Bush signed a bill into law in late 2007 that pushed the mandatory retirement age to 65.

When the construction foreman, Sidney Boyd, called the FAA, he reported that Inhofe’s Cessna “scared the crap out of” his workers and “damn near hit” a red truck. Boyd said he thought the truck’s driver “actually wet his britches, he was scared to death. I mean, hell, he started trying to head for the side of the runway. The pilot could see him, or he should have been able to, he was right on him.”

The airport’s manager, Marshall Reece said in an interview with the FAA that in “over 50 years flying, three tours of Vietnam,” he had “never seen such a reckless disregard for human life in my life.”

“Something needs to be done,” Reece said. “This guy is famous for these violations.”

Instead of facing “legal enforcement action,” Inhofe was ordered to take flying lessons, which the FAA says is the standard response to similar infractions. Record of the incident will be expunged after two years.

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[Cooley Hurd]

45. Whatever. Not the time or place...

Speaking of Karma...

[groundloop]

54. That's very old news, and as already said - totally inappropriate right now.

[spotbird]

78. Kennedy's thought there was a special exception

in physical law for them as well. Some people risk their own lives while risking the lives of others in the process. They believe themselves invulnerable, so it is consequently impossible that others may suffer as a result of their recklessness.

[libdem4life]

46. Out of line here...totally. The same was said about Vietnam Vets back in the 60s and it's no

different now. Totally backwards and unfit for DU, IMHO.

[SCVDem]

37. I feel nothing.

I guess one can be so partisan that they lose not only sympathy but empathy.

Inhofe's legislation costs others their lives. Does he care?

I just can't muster the feelings.

[Cooley Hurd]

39. ...

[HERVEPA]

44. Agree for same reason concerniong the asshole senator.

However, I don't know whether his son was also a jerk, so unless I know otherwise sympathy to his family.

[rpannier]

52. If it had been the Senator I'd have agreed

But it's his son, whom I know nothing about.
I'm not going to send any condolences to his family bit but I do feel for the person who died
As to the senator, I feel nothing because he feels nothing for others in need

[JI7]

58. this was the son, not the senator

[BuddhaGirl]

75. Thankfully, you're in a very small minority

n/t

[Ranchemp.]

77. Sen.Inhofe isn't the one that was killed,

it was his son, Dr. Inhofe, and you, thankfully, are a tiny minority here.

[Township75]

81. Like Hillary Clinton or John Kerry or obama

I wonder if that will be your reaction should they lose a close one.

They voted for the same wars and support the same drone strikes.

[Beacool]

38. My sincerest condolences to Sen. Inhofe and his family.

Here's more information on Dr. Inhofe. Nice comments from his patients.

http://www.newson6.com/story/23934400/plane-that-crashed-in-owasso-owned-by-surgeon-son-of-sen-jim-inhofe

May he rest in peace.

[LoisB]

40. Sorry for the family's loss.

[Marrah_G]

43. Heartbreaking for any family

[d_b]

47. RIP Dr. Inhofe

[hrmjustin]

51. May he rest in peace.

[kelliekat44]

56. Condolences to the family. RIP nt

[Skittles]

63. very sad

[Ranchemp.]

67. RIP Dr. Inhofe,

your patients will sorely miss you.
Condolences to the family, parents should never have to bury their children.

[Le Taz Hot]

69. How terrible for the family.

I have two relatives that work at that hospital, I wonder if they knew him.

May the family find peace.

[Octafish]

72. Truly and deeply sorry for Sen. Inhofe and his son's family and friends.

Theirs is an irreplaceable and unimaginably painful loss.

The accident is our country's loss, as well. Not many people have what it takes to be an Orthopedic Surgeon.

[Justice]

79. Dr. Perry Inhofe was the pilot.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/defense-official-okla-sen-inhofes-son-52-killed-in-weekend-plane-crash-in-tulsa/2013/11/11/1f7c5fe8-4b46-11e3-bf60-c1ca136ae14a_story.html

[Sunlei]

80. what a sad way to go. nm, edited it was a Mitsubishi MU-2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_MU-2#Incidents_and_accidents

[Camballo]

83. Dr. Inhofe was a very kind man and a gifted surgeon

More than a decade ago, Dr. Inhofe operated twice on my wrist to try and correct a terrible break for which I had received very poor care that left me disfigured and in a great deal of pain.
He was, bar none, the best doctor I've ever had. Once, as I went into my exam room for an appointment, I saw him pause outside the door of another exam room. He was talking into a small tape recorder making verbal notes about the patient he was about to see.
Whenever he came in to see me, he knew exactly why I was there that day, all of my history with him, and he made me feel as if my wrist was the only one he was treating.
And, on top of all of that, he was incredibly kind and empathetic toward me.
The senator may be on the opposite side of almost everything many of us hold to be true, even dear, but he must be a good father and decent man personally or he just couldn't have a son like Dr. Inhofe.
I am so sad for the doctor's family friends and staff. What a heartbreak.

Ps. I am so proud and honored to be with such a fine group as you all. Commenters on the Tulsa World newspaper site were so out of line so fast, the paper shut down the comments.