Kirkland's brother, Ben Charles Padilla, a certified flight engineer, aircraft mechanic, and private pilot, disappeared while working in the Angolan capital, Luanda, for Florida-based Aerospace Sales and Leasing. On May 25,2003, shortly before sunset, Padilla boarded the company's Boeing 727-223, tail number N844AA. With him was a helper he had recently hired, John Mikel Mutantu, from the Republic of the Congo. The two had been working with Angolan mechanics to return the 727 to flight-ready status so they could reclaim it from a business deal gone bad, but neither could fly it. Mutantu was not a pilot, and Padilla had only a private pilot's license. A 727 ordinarily requires three trained aircrew.
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机译：柯克兰（Kirkland）的兄弟本·查尔斯·帕迪拉（Ben Charles Padilla）是经认证的飞行工程师，飞机技师和私人飞行员，在安哥拉首都罗安达（Luanda）工作时失踪了，他在佛罗里达州的航天销售和租赁。 2003年5月25日，就在日落之前，帕迪拉登上了公司的波音727-223，机尾号为N844AA。最近，他与他一起从刚果共和国聘请了约翰·米克尔·穆坦图（John Mikel Mutantu）作为助手。两人一直在与安哥拉机械师合作，将727恢复为可飞行状态，以便他们可以从生意不佳的情况下将其取回，但都无法飞行。 Mutantu不是飞行员，Padilla只有私人执照。一架727通常需要三名受过训练的机组人员。
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