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Mailed at Standard Postage Rate. The Danville Weekly is mailed free to homes and apartments in Danville, Blackhawk, Diablo and Alamo. Voluntary subscriptions at $25 per year ($40 for two years) are welcome from local residents. Subscription rate for businesses and for residents of other communities is $40 per year. © 2005 by Embarcadero Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Danville Weekly • February 10, 2006 • Page 3 NEWSFRONT Lower Your Payment On House Payment NEWS DIGEST with our “One Month ARM” (with Great New Pricing!) 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Plane crash ruled mechanic’s error A report released last week by the National Transportation Safety Board determined that a Concord mechanic’s inability to install the correct piston led to an April 2004 plane crash on I-680 that severed the left leg of Laura Ryan Harry Osmus Arianna Jimenez, 11, a Danville resident. 925.225.7644 925.225.7647 The NTSB report officially lists the probable cause of the [email protected] [email protected] accident as “a loss of engine power due to improper main- tenance repair procedures and use of improper parts.” While the mechanic was supposed to install a low com- pression piston in the Piper single-engine plane, he instead installed a high compression piston in only three hours, according to the report. The airplane was able to fly 5800 Stoneridge Mall Road • Pleasanton, CA 94588 approximately 200 feet above the ground before the pilot reported engine failure and made an emergency landing Offer applies only to the One Month Option ARM. 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