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Word: zvonek (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1987-1987
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...plane's wings while it waited 23 minutes between deicing and takeoff. Another possible factor: pilot inexperience. Copilot Lee Bruecher, 26, who was apparently at the craft's controls on takeoff, had only 36 1/2 hours of flight time on DC-9s. The veteran pilot, Captain Frank Zvonek, 43, had logged only 33 hours as a DC-9 captain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Denver: Prescription For Disaster | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

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