NTSB BLAMES CREW AND POOR WEATHER DATA FOR USAir CRASH

In its final report, the NTSB cited four probable causes of the crash of a USAir DC-9 on July 2, 1994 at Charlotte, North Carolina. They were (1) the pilots' decision to continue an approach into ``severe convective activity'' conducive to microburst, (2) their failure to recognize a wind-shear...

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