March 19, 2024

ISU president says he will stop flying school plane

AMES — The president of Iowa State University says he will no longer pilot a university airplane he has used for trips that mixed business and personal time.

President Steven Leath said Monday that he and his wife will also make a donation to the university’s foundation to cover costs associated with an accident in the plane last summer. The moves come after Leath suffered a hard landing in the plane last summer on his way home from an 11-day personal trip to North Carolina.