Brazil Blames Control, Pilots for Crash
Posted on: Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 12:00 CST
Brazilian authorities blamed air traffic controllers as well as two U.S. pilots for causing the country's deadliest plane crash.
The accusations marked the first time the two U.S. pilots, who were flying a small private jet that collided with a Brazilian commercial airliner, were blamed by authorities investing the crash, Agencia Estado reported.
The accusations against the air-traffic controllers follow recent reports that country's airport traffic controllers were sub par, forcing numerous airports to shut down for short periods following the crash.
The pilots contend that their plane's transponder stopped emitting its signal before their craft clipped the commercial craft that crashed, killing all 154 people on board.
The late September's crash of Gol Flight 1907 over the Amazon jungle was the worst in Brazil's aviation history. The small private plane flown by the two U.S. pilots managed to land safely after the collision.
Source: United Press International
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