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>> i do not think this accident was due to pilot error. this was a complex warning, and there were numerous little things that went wrong. and the margin of safety was eroded by all of them to the point where the system became brittle and broke. >> and im sorry for everyone who has that empty space at the table and that empty spot at a christmas tree. youre just sorry. sorry is just not a big enough word. >> i can honestly say to her, im sorry that shes had to live through what weve had to live ...

You have to look at the interactions. when we can put in that term pilot error, it makes us feel better we found out what went wrong. we have our scapegoat and we can take comfort in the system and move forward. >> if i just remove this person from the system, we would make it safe. weve gotten what we term the low-hanging fruit. the easy stuff to fix. we cant take all the pilots out, so we need to move so that we can create real safety. human error is a symptom of something much deeper in the s...

Look at one individual thing, you have to look at the interactions. when we can put in that term pilot error, it makes us feel better we found out what went wrong. we have our scapegoat and we can take comfort in the system and move forward. >> if i just remove this person from the system, we would make it safe. weve gotten what we term the low-hanging fruit. the easy stuff to fix. we cant take all the pilots out, so we need to move so that we can create real safety. human error is a symptom of ...

Fantastic. i think what we have to do is, you know, with all these crashes, you get a board of inquiry that serenes. they have to go through an incredible amount of data and evidence before they come to a judgment. the two main things are mechanical error or human error or pilot error. theyll have to go through the cockpit data and voice recorders, look at the weather, analyze what the crews were up to in the 24 hours up to the training sorte. theyll have to look at the radar traces. theres so m...

Off the helicopter. a sort of modified black hawk helicopter had four people on board and all of them have been confirmed by the british police to be dead at this point. they havent given the names of those individuals until the next of kin have been identified. at the moment, investigators are on the scene to try to get to the bottom of what caused this. obviously, these are very highly trained personnel. theyre looking at the possibility of pilot error. theyre looking at the possibility of tec...

This morning on "world news now," the political battle the all-important budget vote on capitol hill. the war of words among republicans and how it impacts you. >> pilot error. federal investigators release video of a jumbo jet crash in san francisco. firefighters are forced to apologize. the jaw-dropping revelations. get me out. the cries from a claustrophobic woman locked in a bathroom at work. her frightening ordeal, drastic actions and search for an explanation. hijacked forecast. anchor...

This morning on "world news now," the political battle the all-important budget vote on capitol hill. the war of words among republicans and how it impacts you. >> pilot error. federal investigators relee this morning on "world news now," the political battle the all-important budget vote on capitol hill. the war of words among republicans and how it impacts you. >> pilot error. federal investigators release video of a jumbo jet crash in san francisco. firefighters are forced to apologize. the...

National transportation safety board finds the crash could have easily been avoided. >> in this case, we obviously had a healthy live pilot to be able to talk to so thats where were going to center in on. >> the ntsb determines the reason for engine failure, pilot error. the pilot ran out of gas and didnt switch over to his reserve fuel tank. >> in the hospital, he came up and i thanked him for saving our lives, because he did. he landed the craft, everybody walked away for the most part. howeve...

But the investigators said its one of several reasons, obviously pilot error, poor maintenance, did the thing fall apart or did a crucial part of the aircraft fail at a crucial moment? youre talking about bad weather. i think we can sort of say maybe not so. bad fuel, did the fuel starve the engines at the large moment. >> does it matter that its a 737? >> not in the slightest. this plane was 23 years old. all right? it had been through eight previous owners in a variety of different airlines. t...

>> another obstacle for rescue workers and aid in the area. thank you very much. jon: russian investigators pulling apart the wreckage of a plane after it crashed yesterday, killing all 50 people on board. the airlines flight on the way from moscow to kazahn. the black boxes have been recovered. now safety experts are trying to determine if the 23-year-old plane, yesterdays weather or possibly pilot error are the reasons for the crash. peter is the former managing director of the national transp...