Micron's CEO, Steve Appleton, Dies in Small Plane Crash

[Rob Williams]

Micron Technology's Board of Directors has released a statement announcing the death of the company's CEO, Steven Appleton. Mr. Appleton, 51, died earlier today as the result of a crash in a small plane in Boise, Idaho - the city where Micron's headquarters is located. The statement is brief, but it was said that, "Steve's passion and energy left an indelible mark on Micron, the Idaho community and the technology industry at large."

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[OriginalJoeCool]

Those small planes are dangerous, apparently. People die in them quite often.

 

[Optix]

I hate flying. If something happens you're pretty much a stain on the ground. Sad news though.

 

[Kougar]

Terrible news

At least he went out doing something he loved. The guy apparently enjoyed hobby flying, was flying his own Laincair kit aircraft when something went wrong with it and he wasn't able to make it back to the airport. Appleton was a skydiving triathlete and even had a history of flying stunt planes, definitely was a flying enthusiast. Apparently he even crashed one plane into the ground in 2004 during acrobatic maneuvers, but walked away from it.