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Caribbean weather. all of those factors combined are about to turn a routine flight into a nightmare. for the first time after four decades, the pilot of that flight, captain dewitt is telling his story on american television. >> as far as an accident being a chain of events, this definitely was it. >> on the ground, captain dewitt says he confirms he has enough fuel to make it not only to his destination but also to an alternate airport in case of a diversion. standard for all commercial flights. he goes through his equipment checklist and discovers the cockpit's p.a. system isn't working, bu...

Telling his story on american television. >> as far as an accident being a chain of events, this definitely was it. >> on the ground, captain dewitt says he confirms he has enough fuel to make it not only to his destination but also to an alternate airport in case of a diversion. standard for all commercial flights. he goes through his equipment checklist and discovers the cockpit's p.a. system isn't working, but that's not required. at 11:14 a.m., the flight is cleared for takeoff. the dc-9 is designed for short, frequent flights. the route from new york to st. martin will stretch the aircraf...

Is back in the cockpit of a dc-9 in the space museum in ottawa. the breakers are connected to the lavatory in the back of the plane. once they pop out, they cut the flow of electricity to the lavatory motor. >> there was a problem there and they left the circuit breakers then extended or popped so that it would deprive power to that component eliminating any potential future problem. >> unfortunately flight 797's problems are just beginning. >> i think it was about an hour and a half into the flight that there was some commotion in the back of the plane. i remember seeing one of the flight att...

I'm milissa rehberger. eight protesters were shot and killed by syrian forces after shouting slogans against president al asad. the rally was allegedly organized by the government to show popular anger at an arab league decision to suspend syria from violent government crackdowns. and police are clearing occupy protesters from a portland, oregon, park. at least two dozen were arrested today. now back to "why planes crash." a dc-9 takes off from miami international airport and begins its ascent. fire breaks out in the cargo hold. moments later the pilot loses control of the plane and plunges ...

Retiring. dc-9 with fly if maintained up to 30 years, but some of those planes are approaching that threshold. >> harris: adam shapiro not only do you do you know about money you know about planes. >> call. >> harris: and let's shift if we can, a lot, to libya and speaking of planes, actually. our military now being asked by n.a.t.o. to stay in the game, to stay in this no-fly zone, continuing to fly missions to help n.a.t.o. shore up that no-fly zone. we didn't see a whole lot of reaction to all of this military action yet in the markets, but you say there has been a reaction, we just may not...