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As to whether or not this may have been a terrorist attack, that is not being dismissed at this stage but there is no evidence that indicate that it was an act of terrorism. all of that being said, there is also no clear explanation as to what brought that plane down. the mystery of what brought down a russian passenger jet, killing all 224 people on board, including at least 25 children, has only deepened. the only thing international investigators seem to agree on is that the airbus a-321, operated by the russian airline metro jet, broke apart in the sky, disintegrating just 23 minutes after...

21,000 flights. could a rough landing in 2001 have been its undoing? >> the flying public in order to be safe we need to know what caused this plane crash. >> the a-321, the tail can hit too sharp landing or takeoff. in 2001 that is just what happened to this a-321. despite the damage the plane was repaired. >> if it is done properly and done by a mechanic that is experienced and the procedures followed it shouldn't be an issue. >> air bus rigorously tests for just such a possibility. >> we go beyond the limit that with use in service by really putting the tail on the ground and we just slowly...

Photo of her husband and toddler as they boarded the plane. the couple had been in egypt to celebrate their tenth anniversary. she posted the picture with the caption we're going home. the cause of the russian airliner crash in egypt is still under investigation but an incident 14 years ago could hold clues. repairs for made to the tail section of the plane after it struck the runway in a landing in 2001. other plane crashes have shown it is that kind of damage that can cause catastrophic failure. >> the a-321, the newest biggest and most advanced of the a-320 planes. about 200 of them flown b...

Experienced sharp changes in altitude in a matter of seconds. there were no distress calls from the cockpit, no sign of bad weather in the area, no indication anything was wrong, but airbus a-321 with 224 souls on board shattered in the air, according to investigators breaking into pieces before crashing to the ground. no one on board survived. what caused this aircraft to suddenly crash to the ground? one of the first questions was this a terrorist attack? islamic militants have been battling egyptian forces in the sinai peninsula for years, and russian planes have been the target of militant...

Incident years ago and tonight there are questions as to whether that incident could have led to this weekend's crash. it has happened before. miguel marquez has an "outfront" special report. >> reporter: the a-321, the newest, biggest and most advance airbus in the popular line of a-320 planes. more than 1100 a-321s are flying somewhere in the world. about 200 are flown by u.s. carriers. the 18-year-old flight 9268 had some 56,000 flight hours in nearly 21,000 flights. a roucould a rough landing in 2 be the cause? the a-321 with the longer body stands a higher chance of the tail striking the ...