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Where the piece of foreign debris could have come from. >> they found -- they found the place where it could be. >> investigators are confident they have identified a crucial part of the accident sequence, but the question remains, how could a damaged tire lead to a fatal crash? greg feith is a crash investigators and a former consultant to continental airlines on an unrelated case. >> at speeds up to 200 miles an hour, when that tire blew out after striking that metal, it turned to shrapnel, an...

They found the place where it could be. >> they have identified a crucial part of the accident sequence. but the question remains how could a damaged tire lead to a fatal crash? >> greg feith is a crash investigators and a former consultant on an unrelated case. >> at speeds over 200 miles an hour, when the tire blew out it turned to shrapnel. the small and large fragments of rubber started to strike the bottom of the aircraft. >> the rubber strikes the underside of the wing and behind the skin ...

airplanes since the mid 1970s. theres no word yet on why exactly this plane went down or perhaps more importantly now exactly how many people have been injured in this incident. medical officials say that 40 people, 40 people have been taken to local hospitals by ambulance and at least one person has been flown to a hospital. joining us now on the phone is reporter andrew greco from our reno affiliate krnv tv. you heard what i just said about what we know there. do you have additional ...

grant stand. jeff martinez, kntv weather man, told the press he saw the plane veer to the right and auguered into the ground. the pilot was 80-year-old jimmy lee ward. this is his picture from his facebook page. krnv reports hes 80 years old and from florida. this is him flying the plane while qualifying for the air races. page says hed been racing airplanes since the mid 1970s. theres no word yet on why exactly this plane went down or perhaps more importantly now exactly how many peop...

that fsnafus regarding air traffic controller couldnt get more embarrassing, maybe the last straw. a plane carrying michelle obama and jill biden was too close to a military plane. last week, an air france plane crashing into a smaller jet at jfk airport, sending it spinning like a top. that incident bringing even further scrutiny on controllers, nine of which, have now been suspended for falling asleep at their posts. and just this week, reports of another controller caught watching a...

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Because its the cycles, its that constant pressurization, depressurization, the working of the fuselage, if you will, that really accounts for the life cycle of the aircraft. so in this particular instance -- >> so wait, greg, a question. would a life cycle of an aircraft that is a longer-haul aircraft, is that a -- is that less stress on a plane than one thats taking off and landing so many times because they do shorter distance trips? >> yes. when you look at the number of cycles, like with so...

Whether its boeing or airbus. so, there are a lot of lessons to be learned. but for right now, i think that with the 737 out there, its a very stout aircraft, its been in service a long time, has a very good track record, and i fly constantly. i wouldnt -- it wouldnt be a problem for me to get on a 737 tomorrow. >> okay. well, its good to hear from you. thank you very much, greg feith. >> take care, alex. whats happening behind the scenes at the white house to prevent a government shutdown? a ...

Fuselage section that burst apart midflight to further examine it. greg fike is a former investigator for the ntsb. very good morning to you, greg. >> hi, alex. >> okay, first thing, as a former ntsb investigator, what are they doing right now on the ground as they look for the clues as to what happened here? >> theyre doing a very careful examination of the failed part of the fuselage. theyre looking for those kinds of cracks that have been talked about in the past with aging aircraft issues, b...

thanks so much for joining us. this morning, experts are working to determine what caused a hole to tear right into the roof of a southwest airlines flight out of arizona, and the airline is taking a closer look now at all of its fleet. the flight recorders from flight 812 arrived at ntsb headquarters in washington. officials hope they carry clues about the terrifying mishap. investigators in yuma, arizona, where the plane landed, will remove a section of the plane around the hole to...