Pilots Are Blamed in Deadly 2004 Crash
Pilot errors caused the deadly crash of a commuter airliner in Kirksville in 2004, and the crew’s nonstop joking and expletive-laden banter in the cockpit didn’t help, federal investigators said.
The two-man crew and 11 of 13 passengers were killed when Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashed. It was the nation’s deadliest civilian air crash that year.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot and co-pilot failed to follow established procedures for landing at night without precision instruments and descended too low before they could see the ground clearly.
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