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CONTROL TOWER AT S-F-O.
KIT
YOU CAN SEE THE PLANE COMING
IN ON APPROACH. THEN, IT
HITS THE SEAWALL AND ALMOST
JUMPS ONTO THE RUNWAY.
THE MOMENTUM OF THE CRASH
BUT SENDS THE PLANE SPINNING
IN THE AIR, BEFORE FINALLY
RESTING OFF THE RUNWAY.
THE PLANE WAS FOUND TO BE
TOO LOW ON APPROACH.
THE PILOT DISCONNECTED THE
AUTOPILOT, AND SET OFF THE
CHAIN REACTION THAT ENDED UP
KILLING THREE PEOPLE AND
INJURING 180 MORE.
THE N-T-S-B HAS WRAPPED UP
ITS PUBLIC HEARING INTO THE
CRASH. AND THAT HEARING
PROVIDED NEW AND SOBERING
DETAILS INTO WHAT HAPPENED.
HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE
FINDINGS.
INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED
THE FLIGHT CAME IN TOO LOW
AND TOO SLOW
INVESTIGATORS ALSO REVEALED
THE PILOTS WERE DEEPLY
CONCERNED BEFORE LANDING
AND RELIED TOO HEAVILY ON
AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS.