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As to whether or not this may have been a terrorist attack, that is not being dismissed at this stage but there is no evidence that indicate that it was an act of terrorism. all of that being said, there is also no clear explanation as to what brought that plane down. the mystery of what brought down a russian passenger jet, killing all 224 people on board, including at least 25 children, has only deepened. the only thing international investigators seem to agree on is that the airbus a-321, ope...

21,000 flights. could a rough landing in 2001 have been its undoing? >> the flying public in order to be safe we need to know what caused this plane crash. >> the a-321, the tail can hit too sharp landing or takeoff. in 2001 that is just what happened to this a-321. despite the damage the plane was repaired. >> if it is done properly and done by a mechanic that is experienced and the procedures followed it shouldnt be an issue. >> air bus rigorously tests for just such a possibility. >> we go be...

Photo of her husband and toddler as they boarded the plane. the couple had been in egypt to celebrate their tenth anniversary. she posted the picture with the caption were going home. the cause of the russian airliner crash in egypt is still under investigation but an incident 14 years ago could hold clues. repairs for made to the tail section of the plane after it struck the runway in a landing in 2001. other plane crashes have shown it is that kind of damage that can cause catastrophic failure...

Experienced sharp changes in altitude in a matter of seconds. there were no distress calls from the cockpit, no sign of bad weather in the area, no indication anything was wrong, but airbus a-321 with 224 souls on board shattered in the air, according to investigators breaking into pieces before crashing to the ground. no one on board survived. what caused this aircraft to suddenly crash to the ground? one of the first questions was this a terrorist attack? islamic militants have been battling e...

Incident years ago and tonight there are questions as to whether that incident could have led to this weekends crash. it has happened before. miguel marquez has an "outfront" special report. >> reporter: the a-321, the newest, biggest and most advance airbus in the popular line of a-320 planes. more than 1100 a-321s are flying somewhere in the world. about 200 are flown by u.s. carriers. the 18-year-old flight 9268 had some 56,000 flight hours in nearly 21,000 flights. a roucould a rough landing...

Just what happened to this a321. despite the damage, the plane was repaired. >> if its done properly and done by a mechanic thats experienced and the procedure is followed, it shouldnt be an issue. >> reporter: airbus vigorously tests its planes for such a possibility. >> we go beyond the limit by putting the tail on the ground and slowly accelerate. >> reporter: for the tests, the planes are equipped with a special skid to prevent damage, shown in this airbus flight material. >> if its too hars...

Again, that number all year, hes been outpacing rest of the field. whether they end up voting for him, well see. but we can certainly say republican voters like ben carson more than any of these other candidates. >> steve kornacki, thank you very much. there is a potentially crucial piece of new information in the deadly crash of that russian passenger jet in egypts sinai peninsula. a senior defense official tells nbc news an american infrared satellite detected a heat flash at the same time a...

More now from south florida as police continue to follow that chevy tahoe, a stolen vehicle, they confirm a black male suspect behind the wheel, hit two police cars in miami-dade county. now this vehicle has traveled to broward county. for perspective, the driver traveling about 60 miles through packed traffic in miami-dade county, taking roads that are generally very heavy at this time of day with drivers, we saw him earlier going up opposite lanes of traffic to evade the police. we will keep y...

Clapper was saying that you cant rule out terrorism. how significant is it that 14 years ago it was involved in an incident in cairo where the tail was affected? >> well, i think it could be very significant depending on how the repair was done, what inspections were done after the repair, and so forth. those are things that the investigators are going to look at very closely. the a-321 has an outstanding safety record. what makes this accident airplane unique are things that are going to be the...

Usually when you have something cavity traffic that is going to happen, it doesnt happen when you reach cruise. >> absolutely not. most happen at or near takeoff or landing or climbing out or the landing sequence. this is extremely rare. what happens in recent history it has been severe weather, level 6 thunderstorms, like airasia, 708 or an explosion. very rare to have, as the pilot allegedly said, a technical difficulty and started descent. it was fast but not out of the parameters for this pl...