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Air france denies the allegations and maintains the accident would not have happened if the wear strip hadn't been on the runway. in the same trial, the former head of testing for concorde, former head engineer for concorde and a retired civil aviation chief are also tried for involuntary manslaughter. fuel load, baggage weight, scheduling pressure and a missing tire spacer. >> and accident is a series of events. all accidents are a series of events. this one has many events coming together very tragically. >> in late 2010, a french court finds continental airlines and one of its welders guilt...

Investigations in the past. how come on is that among aircraft flying these days? >> probably more common than you might imagine, jon. probably 40 to 50 times a year a commercial airliner has to declare an emergency due to a pressurization issue. just two days ago a delta flight, detroit to washington, d.c. had to declare one. dropped down under 10,000 feet. it is more common than you might imagine. jon: this was a good-sized aircraft. looks to me like a 757. might have been a 767. at any rate 149 people onboard including passenger and crew. this was going to be a cross-country flight. i imagi...

The high power. it would be an unbelievable set of circumstances. >> two engines that should be moving the plane forward are now holding it back. it's like driving a car with the emergency brake on. the plane won't make it to san francisco or back to hawaii. the pilot quickly determined he had no choice but to ditch in the pacific. >> my mother mentioned she did not hear any yelling or screaming. she did hear a lot of praying in different languages. the mood was very, very serious. >> the pilot radioed a nearby coast guard cutter for assistance and a plan is formed. it will circle above the sh...

The plane won't make it to san francisco or back to hawaii. the pilot quickly determined he had no choice but to ditch in the pacific. >> my mother mentioned she did not hear any yelling or screaming. she did hear a lot of praying in different languages. the mood was very, very serious. >> the pilot radioed a nearby coast guard cutter for assistance and a plan is formed. it will circle above the ship for the rest of the night, and lightening its fuel load and waiting for daybreak. >> you want to be as light as you can, because with less weight you can go slower, so the impact with the water wi...

Runway. in the same trial, the former head of testing for concord, former head engineer for concord and a retired civil aviation chief are also tried for involuntary manslaughter. the trial waited the role of many factors including debris on the runway, baggage weight, fuel load, scheduling pressure, and a missing tire spacer. >> an accident is a series of events. this one was many events coming together tragically. >> all other defendants are acquitted. continental is fined $200,000 euros and ordered to pay air france $1 million more. john taylor, the welder, given a 15-month suspended prison...