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Ice got into the pitot tube, plugged it. the computer wasnt able to measure how fast the plane was going. the crew did not react properly. whether, you know, that could have been a factor in this flight, we dont know. but again, if the pilot said he had an emergency and he had day light -- this happened in morning hours in france. its much easier to control a plane and decide where youre going to put it if you can see whats going on around you. its really a mystery what might have happened. >> i...

A-320 crashes that were deadly resulting in 980 deaths on the planes or ground. the first crash shortly after the plane started service in 1988. air france flight 296 skimmed the top of trees during an air show demonstration flight. the cause, the flight by wire system and pilot error. in 2007 flight 3054 crashed on landed in brazil. a reverse thruster had been deactivated. it crashed into a cargo terminal. 187 passengers and crew died plus 12 on the ground. the deadliest crash for an a-320. cau...

The numbers in terms -- tom, i dont know if youre getting a more clear number of how many people were on board im hearing anything from 148 to 154 people on board this flight. >> yeah and thats right, the most consistent number i have seen is 148, but i think whats happening is -- listen as we all know who we deal in emergencies and when you deal in emergencies the facts change rather quickly. you may have a preliminary boarding list and then that changes as you try to match everything up. i can...

The relevant authorities, spanish as well as german. and the families of the victims. >> this is the french president speaking a short time ago on what -- the updates as they had them. he mentioned the german chancellor is in on the mix. ive just been informed the german safety experts are on their way to the crash site. thats according to reuters. the airline is a discount airline, but it has from all weve been able to learn over the last hour what appears to be a perfect safety record. no prev...

Unfortunately, the accident did not turn out well. because he landed on the road okay, but the road made a twist down the end and piled into a mountain. its very difficult when youre running through a check list in a mountainous area. >> that reminds me of captain sully making that last minute decision putting the plane into the hudson. >> according to the french president, there are no survivors to the crash. >> no surveervivors are expecte. they found debris near a village. if the distress was...

Slight nose down attitude. their ears would sense they would were starting to dissent. nothing that would have alarmed them. >> until they saw mountains around them. thanks very much to both of you. i appreciate it. next the plane that crashed today was an airbus 320. this is used by a lot of airlines in the united states. well look at its safety record. tonight, ted cruz you know hes made his cause in life repealing every bloody word of obama care. guess what hes signed up for obama care be...

Give you any information about the nationalities on board of the aircraft as we cannot just assume by a name whether somebody has a spanish origin or german one or another nationality. be assured as soon as the information is available, which should be sometime tonight well disclose this information. i have a few more details about the aircraft as such in case it is relevant for you or you would like to know. the airbus a-320 had its first flight on the 29th of november in 1990. lufthansa took i...

So whatever was causing that to do it, it was rapid. if pilots instructed the plane to do that -- which i have a difficult time believing. they were headed into the alps. a report in london that they found it at 8,800 feet. its difficult for me to believe the pilot would do that intentionally. >> a little information from the area right there. a mountain guide has been speaking to cnn said he heard a flight, a plane at a low altitude over him, which is very rare in that remote region. he said th...

Obviously -- [ inaudible ] theyre confirming 142 people with six crew. >> what were hearing, "reuters" is reporting on the story right now. it was going from barcelona right there in the tip of spain, to dusseldorf in germany. were showing you a picture now, mary because you cant see it of an a-320, the type of commercial aircraft we believe were dealing with we want to know what we can about the safety record of that type of aircraft and if the reports are accurate and that the plane went down ...

Planes black boxes, specifically the flight data recorder has been found. that is en route to investigators. the airbus a-320 was headed from barcelona, spain, to dusseldorf germany. a mountain guide in this area tells cnn he heard the plane flying at a very low altitude. he says the only way to reach that site will be by air. as were all looking at some of these pictures for the first time were continuing to get fresh images for you here on cnn. weve gotten so far, seemed to confirm his opinion...