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Reporting. new development in the colombia plane crash in november that killed 71, including most of a brazilian soccer team. errors made by the pilot, airline, and bolivian regulators are to blame for that deadly crash according to aviation authorities. the plane didnt refuel in route, did not report engine failures caused by lack of fuel until it was too late. authorities say the plane was over its weight limit by nearly 900 pounds and flying at an altitude it was not certified for. the ceo ...

Invulnerable against a storm like this but these ships can go fast. >> these ships are carrying massive weight cargo. this ship is as big as the "titanic." but they lost control. they losteerage. they had engine failures for whatever reason. thats not clear as of yet. water intake. if they lost their steerage and cant steer into the sea and control the ship they are at the mercy of the weather. >> one message received by the coast guard were taking on water we think were under control but then n...

If they put 7700 in that would be the same thing as declaring an emergency. may day is also declaring an emergency. >> what is urgent? i guess, what is emergency emergency mean in pilot lingo? >> it means, you know -- >> i have no other options. >> it means look at me on the radar because im going to need search j rescue. >> really? >> theres nothing worse that you could say to emphasize how bad this is, than urgent, urgent? >> thats correct. there is really not much reason for the first pilot t...

Not keep going. >> being a pilot yourself do you know how common the engine failures are like this or how common for engine failures like this? >> it is very unusual before a pilot takes off, whether it is a large aircraft or a pilot myself just on our own time, because you run a series of checks to try to make sure that everything is correct and nothing like this will happen. occasionally, it does, and in situation situations like that mr. ford did everything right. >> all right. thank you very...

As they traverse through large areas of thunderstorm complexes. weve got very dynamic updrafts and theres also cold air downdrafts. and that is exactly why we experience this turbulence. of course pilots are trained in their airline training to navigate around these storms to make you and i as comfortable as possible as we travel through the air. but with this amount of thunderstorm activity its almost impossible to miss that area of thunderstorms. remember however, that turbulence is not what b...

>> the pilots knew they had a serious problem. they knew the engine had failed, but they didnt know it had come off the airplane. theres no indication for that. >> look at this, look at this. blew up an engine. equipment. equipment. he blew an engine. [ bleep ] >> the leading edge slats which give the wing better lift during slow speeds during takeoff and landing are controlled hydraulically. now with no hydraulic power on the left side, the left slats retract back into the wing. >> which means ...

Controlling the airplane. >> the pilots knew they had a serious problem. they knew the engine had failed, but they didnt know it had come off the airplane. theres no indication for that. >> look at this, look at this. blew up an engine. equipment. equipment. he blew an engine. >> the leading edge slats which give the wing better lift during slow speeds during takeoff and landing are controlled hydraulically. now with no hydraulics on the left side, the left slats retract back into the wing. >> w...

On the good news side, the other eight engines continued to win, and the dragon capsule got to orbit. so you like a rocket like this that has the robustness, the ability to withstand failure and still make it to orbit. jon: so i guess, in fact, the payload is being delivered to the international space station just as intended. thats all good news, but is this going to slow down this private space venture? >> well, itll probably slow it down for a couple of months perhaps before the next launch. ...

Off the airplane. theres no indication for that. >> look at this, look at this. blew up engine. equipment. >> the leading edge slats which give the wing better lift during slow speeds during takeoff and landing are controlled hydraulically. now with no hydraulics on the left side, the slats retract back into the wing. >> which means he has less lift on that side than he had on the opposite side, so it wants to roll. >> an eyewitness manages to snap a photo of the plane rolling on to its side wit...

Hydraulically. now with no hydraulics on the left side, the slats retract back into the wing. >> which means he has less lift on that side than he had on the opposite side, so it wants to roll. >> an eyewitness manages to snap a photo of the plane rolling on to its side with its left wing pointing straight down to the ground. what happens next seals the fate of flight 191. >> pilots are trained to handle engine failures, and they did what their training taught them to do. they reduced their air ...