Near-Miss Pilot Is Identified As AWOL Private Feds Review Actions After Reagan Incident
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(AP) - Federal authorities Friday revoked the collision course, but nevertheless went Near Miss Over Reagan s Ranch into a gentle climb and right turn and Bv Andrew J. Davis license of a pilot who flew dangerously notified the FAA. Herald Reporter “ irrelevant" to his position at MCC near President Reagan’s helicopter, It s nobody’s business,” he said. and they said the man was an AWOL I Routt of Piptr Archtr Where Piper pilot Glenn had been warned of the plane by a Secret Service helicopter on the Dr. Jonathan M. Daube, the It s irrelevant. It’s not important soldier. should have flown newly hired president of Manches- to doing the Job at Manchester George Polich, a spokesman at Fort ground at Reagan’s ranch. ‘The Secret niUMlMxMNiNNiiiim. Service, in turn, had been alerted by Community College or, for that Lewis, Wash., said Pvt. Ralph William htr ^ “ eKe- resigned Santa Barbara airport officials who Community C o l S . ”“‘ Community Myers, 32, was declared absent without College last month after being the leave on Aug. 3. S miles were monitoring radar. According to the FAA, federal restric of a controversy that re- Daube added that he hoped the Mary McMenimen, a spokeswoman tions bar pilots from fl^ n g below 4,00b nn receiving two votes of disclosure of the suspensions does for the tJ.S. Attorney’s office in Los feet above sea level when over Reagan’s no TOnfidence from staff members. not intimidate the faculty at MCC Angeles, said the pilot, identified as ranch about 20 miles north of Santa Wring was an- " I don’t want to frighten people, ” Ralph W. Myers, is the same man as the Barbara. nounced Friday morning, will take » L ‘ around Army private absent without leave from This ceiling is raised to 5,000 feet when Thnmn ‘^ ‘ ®^'\^or acting president arbitrarily firing people. I never Fort Lewis. have and I never will.” Reagan is in the area. ‘The restriction raomas N. Bavler, who also is dean “ We’re confirming that he is AWOL. of administrative affairs. Robert Richardson, a professor Santa Barbara applies to about a 10-miIe radius. H 7^® salesman saldyoTcar^vowSIwr We’re reviewing actions both civil and Daube received votes of no of speech and theater at MCC and a criminal,” said Ms. McMenimen. With Reagan on the copter were distance charges by driving c lo Z T o S r e member of the search committee Baker, National Security Adviser Frank you ve gotta call!” Mnfidenre from faculty members She refused to say if Myers was in and non-faculty staff following the for a new president, said Friday custody. President's C. Carlucd, personal aide Jim Kuhn and White House physician Dr. John Hutton. suspensions of two professors ac night the four-person committee Presidential spokesman Marlin Fitz- helicopter knew of the incident. Mrs. Reagan traveled to the ranch cused of grade falsification last water said the pilot, whose last name he from Pt, Mugu separately after visiting her mother in Phinney, an .1. 7.®®.: "'® well aware of initially gave as ’’Meyers,” was from that, he said. ” It was thoroughly Phoenix. en^neering professor and faculty Lake Oswego, Ore. However, the “ According to the FAA, the pilot union president at the Pittsfield. Recked. ’The conclusion was that Federal Aviation Administration listed Mass., college. committed several serious safety viola Dr. Daul^ was quite justified (in the hometown as Bingen, Wash. AP grspNe suspending the two faculty tions, including careless and reckless •'‘s Pittsfield Myers was released early Friday JONATHAN M. DAUBE members).” operation of an aircraft,” Fitzwater morning after Secret Service agents to review this case and will be making i^ ig n his post because of the votes A native of England. Daube had Fort Lewis as medical specialist, Polich said. MCC’s new proxy from Los Angeles questioned him about judgments in the future if there is any of no confidence. He said if they been president of the college of 3 ooo said. “ ’The question of Intrusion into the Thursday afternoon's close call. indication that charges should be filed.” students since 1978. Myers lived on the base and ‘‘simply airspace is an FAA civil matter and that wnJL ®''®'^‘*Wg reason, he • said. “ He’s the best president ” At this point in the questioning, they Myers apparently had no idea what he The MCC search committee failed to show up for work on Aug. 3,” •'ove left the college in (vour) college could get.” could find no basis on which to file is the basis on which they are revoking chose him over 115 applicants The had done until he landed 125 miles away Polich said. i"®**®** two months ago. Daube received two votes of no criminal charges,” Fitzwater said. his certificate,” he said. community college had been with and was met by the Secret Service, “ Our information shows that between . o i i n my time there. ” ronfidence in October 1986 after he The spokesman said he knows of no according to a woman who drove Myers “ The question of whether or not there Mid Daube, who was at the western out a full-time president since June 1980 and 1983, he worked for the Reno had suspended two faculty steps to increase security at the ranch, and a passenger from the plane to a was any intent to do harm or any other Massachusetts school for about with the resignation of William E Flying Service,” the spokesman con m em ^rs accused of falsifying saying, “ You can't cIo m down the terminal building at the John Wayne malicious intent is a matter for the U.S. nine years, " f was thinking of Vinrent. who left MCC to become tinued. "A t some point, just prior to Phinney said. Daube sus skies.” attorney’s office in Los Angeles.” moving on anjnvay " president of Bucks County Com Airport in Orange County, CaUf. coming on active duty, we believe he pended the professors earlier in the Fitzwater, who was with the vacation ” I think he was just confused,” said CBS-TV reported that Myers told According to Phinney. the search munity College in' Newton, Pa was employed as a pilot with Harlan summer on the advice of lawyers ing president on the helicopter, said, ” At Barbara Geving. ” ... ’They got in the van Jones Contractors in White Salmon, investigators that he was tired, had committee at MCC was well aware from the state colleges’ board of Andrew C. McKirdy. executive d iw to r of the state's community no time waa he In any danger.” and said, ‘We’re in trouble.’ ” Wash.” taken out his contact lenses and handed "® confidence, but r ^ n t s he said. The suspensions White House Chief of Staff Howard H. ^11 felt Daube was the best choice college system, could not be Myers, 32, was a member of the The pilot of the Reagan helicopter, them to the passenger, who dropped were later overturned. Baker Jr., however, told reporters, “ I them. Phinney agreed. reached for comment Friday night. Nevada Air National Guard from ISSOto Marine CoL MichaM Glenn, said the The incidents were purposely not suppose there’s a fair amount of danger 1983 and worked as an aircraft mainte airplane came to within 200 to 300 feet of ‘The plane inadvertently strayed over made public at the MCC news Connecticut daily Friday- t § 7 Plav Fnnr- imn *"y heart that you Herald reporter Andrew Ynr- when a plane comes that close to a nance mechanic, Polich said. In 1983, he the helicopter at an altitude about ISO the president’s ranch as the two conference Friday morning. Daube helicopter.” C.b«ctl0., ■ u o .” P ri'd .ri."* a have a fine president there,” he kovsky also conlrlbated to this converted to the Army Reserve. feet below it as the helicopter ap searched the floor of the aircraft for the said. ..wHe ocausaid liehe uunsiaersconsiders tnethe issue Story.story. Fitzwater said the U.S. attorney in On June 16,1986, Myers went on active proached the ranch on ‘Thur^ay. He lenses, CBS said, citing an unidentified Los Angeles, Robert Bonner, “ continues duty with the Army and was assigned to said he did not think the aircraft were on FAA offldal. Homart: Appeal isn’t separate By Andrew Yurkovskv n Homart spokeswoman Jayne Little can be done to protect airspace Herald Reporter Advice____ contemplated. L ocal____ “ '®‘ ® separate The api^ai seeks to overturn the Automotive. artion had never been intended WASHINGTON (AP) - Aviation authori Cielo, and warned helicopters accompanying Business__ Obituaries. 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