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The result was delete. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 00:30, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Palo Alto Plane Crash[edit]

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As per WP:NOTNEWS E Wing (talk) 05:03, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Leaning towards delete per WP:EVENT It's certainly not routine, and it's had a duration that is likely to be long (although WP:CRYSTAL...) However, a fairly high ranking official at Tesla Motors was involved, and their are certain theories regarding the crash that if true could cause it to be notable. Certainly if it turns out as such, no bias against restoring it, and would actually recommend userfication. NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 06:52, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Nope, no high-ranking official was involved per its first reference. E Wing (talk) 07:46, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, private company persons are frequently referred to as "officials." You don't have to work for the government to be an "official."--Oakshade (talk) 21:34, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

delete before any conspiracy theory from oil companies arises. SYSS Mouse (talk) 21:53, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:02, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete a fatal crash envolving a light aircraft is not inherently notable. There is nothing to signify any other kind of notability. Martin451 (talk) 23:04, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - While it did receive a lot of news coverage, probably because it was in the Silicon Valley area, there doesn't seem to be lasting significance of this event. --Oakshade (talk) 00:49, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Tesla Motors per WP:PRESERVE. Mjroots (talk) 07:37, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete If someone wishes to mention it on Tesla Motors, that's fine, but no merge, no redirect, no keep. I agree that there would be no historical notability to this event. As with any other fatal accident that happened on February 17, 2010, it is tragic. My sympathies to the families of the three persons who died in the small plane crash and to the families of anyone else who lost a loved one this past Wednesday. Mandsford (talk) 15:55, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete owing to the lack of longterm notability. Another example of where people would have been better off contributing to Wikinews where the coverage was welcome. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 09:52, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
NOTE TO ADMIN: This article duplicates the content of 2010 California Cessna 310 crash. SYSS Mouse (talk) 20:26, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per WP:NOTNEWS, and as such lacks long term notability, and may have use only as a present or future source for some other Wikipedia "encyclopedia" article. This would work as a contribution to Wikinews. As a side note - this is written like a news report. Steve Quinn (formerly Ti-30X) (talk) 15:23, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.