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>> how come there was no fire? was there a fuel issue here? >> that requires speculation that i can't make at this point. >> do you know how much time elapsed -- >> the. >> 40,000 people a year die in automobile accidents every year on the highway. and when there is an accident that somebody doesn't die in, you don't get that question. so don't know at this point. >> how could do have lost power? >> flying in an aircraft, it all takes experience. this pilot is an experienced pilot. and i'll say -- >> what is the procedure for

>> how come there was no fire? was there a fuel issue here? >> that requires speculation that i can't make at this point. >> do you know how much time elapsed -- >> the. >> 40,000 people a year die in automobile accidents every year on the highway. and when there is an accident that somebody doesn't die in, you don't get that question. so don't know at this point. >> how could do have lost power? >> flying in an aircraft, it all takes experience. this pilot is an experienced pilot. and i'll say -- >> what is the procedure for investigating it? it doesn't have a black box? where do you start?

Be looking at what would have caused the engine to fail. unfortunately right after takeoff is the most dangerous time for engine performance. it's not been running for a i while, so it could be anything. you don't know whether it was a fuel issue an engine issue or mechanical issue. >> i know you have had your own -- i'm sorry. go ahead. i didn't mean to interrupt you. >> what we do know is that harrison did a wonderful job of putting it down safely and away from any populating areas. and that itself is quite a task in these aircraft that do not have much of a dplied ratio. >> and you know tha...

Ended up in this area? is that feasible? >> of course he could have disabled various systems. but to completely shut off the acars, he would have had to go back into the e and e, the electronics and engineering compartment that's eight feet behind the cockpit and down below the galley. and basically vacate the cockpit. the evidence is such that the acars system was being pinged by the satellite. so he would have had to disable that, too. it just seems so implausible to me. >> you must be talking to pilots all the time about this. i'm talking to random people in the street about this. everyone'...

Back into the e and e, the electronics and engineering compartment that's eight feet behind the cockpit and down below the galley. and basically vacate the cockpit. the evidence is such that the acars system was being pinged by the satellite. so he would have had to disable that, too. it just seems so implausible to me. >> you must be talking to pilots all the time about this. i'm talking to random people in the street about this. everyone's obsessed with it for one reason, the mystery remains a mystery. when you talk to pilots, experienced, long service pilots, what is the general feeling you...