Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Plane Crash Clue Found in Farm Field
Crews searching farm fields found an airplane part that came off a Continental Express commuter flight before last week’s crash near Eagle Lake, Tex., that killed all 14 people aboard. The part, a nine-foot de-icing attachment, is considered a vital clue in the investigation into what caused Flight 2574 to crash while en route from Laredo to Houston. Investigators speculated that the de-icing boot fell off because 43 screws were missing from the leading edge of the plane’s stabilizer. The sudden loss of the de-icer would stall the tail and cause a nose dive.
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