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Rozo navigational beacon near calis airport. but it interpreted the r as a beacon 132 miles to the east and behind the plane. the mistake reroutes flight 965 directly into a 9,000 foot mountain. >> had they typed in rozo, that way point would have come up. but they didnt know that. and that was one of the lessons learned coming out of this accident. >> columbias civil aviation authority releases its final report in september of 1996 and finds probable cause was primarily pilot error. the flight ...

Authority releases its final report in september of 1996 and finds probable cause was primarily pilot error. the flight crew didnt adequately plan and execute their approach and lacked situational awareness. and they didnt revert to basic radio navigation when computer navigation became confusing in a critical phase of the flight. colombian investigators also cite the crewss fail your to retract the speed brakes which prohibited it from gang enough altitude during the escape maneuver. >> out of ...