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To lose control. >> jfk jr. was only about half way done with getting his instrument rating so he's was in fully trained to fly and so if you're not trained to do that, and you don't have a horizon, the balance functions in your inner ear begin to play tricks with you. it appeared from the evidence of the recorded radar data that his flight path mirrored a classic spatial disorientation. reporter: the big story the disappearance of jfk jr. now available exclusively on fox nation. >> jon: pope frances meeting with hundreds of journalists in rome today and what the pontiff had to say about the i...

>> an international fleet of aircraft and boats are now searching in two different areas. >> they had to look in the east because that's where debris was allegedly being reported. they had to look in the west because that's where their radar data had told them the plane had gone. >> but searchers still find nothing. days turn into weeks, and the search area expands even farther. >> why was there so much confusion when it came to where to search? >> we had no idea where that aircraft was, but yet the pressure's on to do something. >> it became the biggest oceanic search of all time. >> this is ...

Vertically into the sea, killing all on board. in both cases, radar data showed there were similar violent oscillations, pitching up and down, before the planes crash. in the lion air case, there were other problems. that plane had maintenance issues with airspeed, altimeter and other gauges. there max 8 is a latest generation boeing 737 with more power, more fuel efficient engines. the bigger engines and associated the redesign of the trim controls. when the 2 control switches are turned off, and the plane is powered up, it causes a different reaction than in earlier models. >> when you apply...

Aufrbg it causes a different reaction than earlier models of the 737. listen. >> it's going to push the airplane up. when you push the airplane up, what action should he take to correct that rapid climb? he could have induced problems into the flight himself at that point in time. >> reporter: john goaly all points out the first officer in this ethiopian air crash had only 200 hours of flying time. compare that to a minimum of 1500 for u.s. first officers. the flight and data recorders have both been recovered. radar data shows the max 8 first climbed rapidly then descended rapidly, continuing...

Hinting at. radar data shows the max 8 first climbed rapidly and descended down and killing everybody on board. in the october 218 crash of a lion air max 8, there were similar kinds of oscillations. but in that case, the plane had maintenance issues with gauges that monitor angle of attack and altitude. yesterday the aircraft had no maintenance issues. while the country of china has grounded all max 8 flights, neither boeing and neither the faa has done so. >> i don't see any technical reason why the airplane should be grounded. now, if china has some additional information, i sure hope they ...