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>> if the plane comes apart in the air and they get thrown out of the body of the plane, oftentimes you see that where they end up naked, basically, at the bottom. but the crash in the sea could also have affected that as well. that's difficult to tell. it will be difficult to tell the identification on the bodies and the autopsy. the autopsy will tell them cause of death. did they die in the plane, in the air, did they hit the water alive and drown? what actually -- the blunt trauma maybe, of hitting the sea could have been a cause. so they will know better when they do the autopsies. >> rich...

The ground. the first crash, shortly after the plane started service in 1988. air france flight skimmed the top of trees during an air show demonstration flight. the cause, pilot error. in 2007, tam airlines crashed in sao paulo. a reverse thruster had been deactivated. the plane crashed into a cargo terminal. 187 passengers and crew died, plus 12 on the ground. the deadliest crash for an a320, cause, likely mechanical failure or pilot error. and who could forget 1549's ditching. on takeoff, the plane collided with a flock of geese. both engines failed. captain sully sullenberger successfully ...

Situation room" to talk more about this aviation writer clive irving. he's a contributor to "the daily beast." we also have miles o'brien with us. clive, you wrote an article today about who should take the lead when it comes to the search for the black box. you argued that the indonesians should be leading the investigation. tell us why. >> well it's a european aircraft and the indonesians are involved because they have most of the passengers on the plane and the malaysians are involved so you have to take into account all of the interests and then who is possibly the most competent agent to ...

Control. airbus says every 2.5 seconds a plane from one of its 320 family is taking off or landing somewhere in the world. the missing plane, designated qz8501, was delivered to airasia in october 2008. since then the airline says it has taken off some 13,600 times, logging approximately 23,000 hours in the air. airasia 8501 was carrying more than 18,000 pounds of fuel when it departed enough for about 3 1/2 hours of flight. shortly before disappearing the pilot asked air traffic control if he could ascend to 38,000 feet. that request was denied. the a320 is certified to fly up to 39,000 feet....

Field has been located. >> no. you're right. the debris is rather scant. but the fact is let's be grateful for what you've got and what you've got is now firstly, proof that that is where the plane is. it may be five or 10 miles in a different direction. it may be 10 miles in any direction. but at least you now know. firstly, the plane came out of the sky. secondly this is the vicinity of where it is. and really over two or three-day period in this part of the world work the java sea and its various currents it will not have moved that far. >> david, you have some concern about this lack of de...