The Nation - News from June 29, 1986
Federal investigators say “misinterpretation” of weather conditions by the crew was partly responsible for the crash of Delta Flight 191 that killed 137 people at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport last Aug. 2, the Dallas Times Herald reported. A staff report given to the National Transportation Safety Board cited as “contributing factors” the crew’s failure to abort the landing earlier and inadequate staffing procedures at weather facilities serving th e airport, the newspaper said. The L-1011 jet met violent wind shifts across its landing path and slammed to the ground about a mile short of the runway.
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