On 13 August 1989, a U.S. military helicopter finally located the crash site of a plane with Congressman Mickey Leland (D-Texas) and 15 others aboard. There were no survivors. The plane had hit a mountain peak in Ethiopia on 7 August in heavy weather. Leland and his party were touring refugee camps along the Ethiopian-Sudanese border to determine food aid requirements for the poor. The recovery of bodies is in progress. Leland was noted for his compassion for the poor. In September 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law H.R. 3261, which authorized the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency relief assistance to Ethiopia. He won his most recent election with 96 percent of the vote.
On 13 August 1989, a U.S. military helicopter finally located the crash site of a plane with Congressman Mickey Leland (D-Texas) and 15 others aboard. There were no survivors. The plane had hit a mountain peak in Ethiopia on 7 August in heavy weather. Leland and his party were touring refugee camps along the Ethiopian-Sudanese border to determine food aid requirements for the poor. The recovery of bodies is in progress. Leland was noted for his compassion for the poor. He represented a black and Hispanic community in Houston. He won his most recent election with 96 percent of the vote.