Word: crashing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...orchestra came up a bit short during the huge swells of the tutti. Unfortunately, the rumbling of the lower strings appeared more like the lulling motion of a ship than the towering waves that crash against it. Only some enthusiastic brass entrances rescued the accompaniment...
...National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the July 2 crash, which killed 37 of the 57 people aboard...
Cockpit voice recordings released by the Federal Aviation Administration showed that Greenlee and Hayes got two wind shear warnings but both missed an all-points wind shear alert just seconds before the crash...
...ghastly scenes raise again questions the U.S. had almost forgotten: Can air travel maintain its recent glowing safety record? Or are financially troubled airlines -- USAir in particular -- skimping dangerously on maintenance and crew training to cut losses? It is difficult to answer without some idea of what caused the crash of USAir 427, and there were few early clues. Though the black box of voice recordings from the crew was recovered, it revealed only uninformative cries of "Oh, God" and "Oh, s---" and the words "traffic emergency" followed by a scream. "We're all very much at a loss...
...USAir Boeing 737, en route from Chicago to Palm Beach, Florida, via Pittsburgh, went into a fatal nose dive just a few minutes before landing at the Pittsburgh airport. All 132 people aboard perished in the crash, the reasons for which were not clear. The crew's frantic last words -- "Oh God Traffic emergency!" -- indicated trouble but were not specific. Investigators are hoping that flight data from the plane's black box will provide further clues...