the media lied, specifically CNN, there was NO bad weather in Eveleth when the plane crashed. Also, can we say CONTRADICTORY!

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/102502_nw_senator_plane_crash.html

"Wellstone's pilot had reported no problems before the crash and there was no severe weather in the area at the time, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Because of overcast conditions, the plane would have been on instrument approach at the time of the crash."

http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/25/plane.crash.minn/index.html

"The plane went down in snowy, frozen rain and then burst into flames in a wooded area about 7 miles east of Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport. Officials said the last contact with the plane was at 10:20 a.m. CDT when the plane was about 2 miles from the airport."

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

"The weather in the Eveleth area was so bad hours after the crash that a 12-person National Transportation Safety Board team was to fly from Washington into Duluth instead of Eveleth."

One more lie, the weather when the "National Transportation Safety Board team" was on there way to Eveleth was 36F, cloudy with light drizzle......yeah, sounds like HORRIBLE weather.