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Crash of an eastern airlines jumbo jet near miamis airport. >> but what caused the plane to crash? the mystery lies in why the auto pilot suddenly failed to hold its altitude. it turns out it wasnt a mechanical failure but rather human error. according to the report, when the captain leans across to help with a light bulb, he hits the control column, shutting off the auto pilot. the warning chime went off but no one seemed to notice. >> the crew not only didnt respond to it they didnt actually h...

Pilot, the investigation has shown that mr. renslow made some big mistakes. when this plane flying approaching buffalo was slowing down, the altitude was declining, there was a warning that the pilot and the co-pilot received called the stick shaker. the control column began shaking. it moved forward. and the pilot instead of allowing the column to be forward to push the nose down to accelerate the plane, he pulled back on that control column, pushing the nose up and that turned out to be a fata...

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