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Flight Data Recorder Stolen by Looters After Fatal Crash in Peru

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What's Happening in Pukalpa?

Pukalpa airports kind of small, they didn't have radar at that airport. They couldn't really give very detailed weather reports. Air traffic control cannot clear the flight to land until the pilot confirms he can see the runway. At 808PM, they disconnect the autopilot that's maintaining their altitude. And 20 seconds later, they begin descending and they cover that ground.

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