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you may recall the laptop ban in place for a while, trying to deal with the threat of plastic explosives. it was then replaced with more strict screening measures. bear in mind, this is really about dealing with terrorism, not general aviation safety, which is what these reports are about. and lately, his team has been talking about this group out here called the commercial aviation safety team, or c.a.s.t., saying they re going to become more proactive. this is a private/public partnership, which indeed works on reducing the danger in the air, but here s the thing. he s talking about what they re going to do with that, and this team, by the way, has been in place for 20 years. it was started by bill clinton. so his notion that since taking office, he s been very strict on commercial aviation, there s very little evidence to support that, and even less to show that it s produced any substantial results. all right, tom foremen, thank you very much. let s go to jason miller, former sen
reporter: the pilot, 45-year-old jay uzotolo, was killed. his teenage nephew flying with him survived, airlifted to a hospital with severe injuries. i didn t see anything, but it sounded weird. it sounded it was loud. reporter: witnesses say before impact, the plane s engine was sputtering. the propeller stopped. the crash comes at a time the ntsb is trying to address problems in general aviation safety. the agency says every year crashes are responsible for killing about 475 private pilots and passengers. koren and his friends escaped unhurt. i feel very lucky. if it hadn t hit like it did, ten feet up, i would have been done. reporter: a deadly crash that could have been much worse. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. just imagine. guardian angel over that house. man. good for him. i can t imagine. there is some sad news, the pilot obviously passed away. but good for him and his friends.