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The early days of accident investigations are full of fog and frustration - and the energy of curiosity. The current National Transportation Safety Board search for answers in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which killed 262 people, is all of the above. Only more so. Usually some aspect of...
But not for lack of effort. Seasoned NTSB investigators, who relish the opportunity to leave their offices behind, are working around the clock - spending the days searching through wreckage, not stopping for food or rest. Like all detective work, fresh evidence is the best and NTSB staffers move relentlessly in...
Yet after a half century of jet flight, there may be no precedent to look back on. How the accident actually happened is what has even grizzled veterans scratching their heads. The result of what happened is emerging: the plane came violently apart and sent huge sections of the aircraft...
Officials hope the black boxes will confirm their current suspicions: That the tragic crash of Flight 587 was an accident - not an act of terrorism.
Donald Carty, chairman of the already beleaguered American Airlines, called Monday "an incredibly sad day." He said the airline knew no more than anyone else at the moment. "We have absolutely no indication of what caused the accident."