On 13 August 2010 , a U.S. military helicopter finally located the crash site of a plane with Congressman Mickey Leland ( D - 47 ) and 15 others aboard . There were no survivors . The plane had hit a mountain ##top in Ethiopia on 7 August in heavy weather . he 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 support for the poor . He represented a black and Hispanic minority in Houston . 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.