Safety Board Spreads Blame For USAir's Charlotte Crash

National Transportation Safety Board said yesterday the probable causes of the crash of a USAir DC-9 last July 2 at Charlotte, N.C., were the flightcrew's decision to continue an approach into weather conducive to a microburst, the crew's failure to recognize a windshear situation in a timely manner...

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