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Pilots Crash Doing a Go Around / USAir Flight 1016 Crashes in a Neighborhood

Black Box Down

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Air flight ten 16 a mc dowell douglas d c nine, with 57 people on board, is seconds away from landing at charlotte, north carolina. The crew decides to initiate a go around procedure because the weather conditions have worsened more quickly than expected. Seconds later, the plane impacts the ground, still on airport property, killing 37 people. Did weather cause this plane to crash? Could this incident have been avoided? Find out on this episode.

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