Airline Puts Pilot in Dangerous Position—and It Results in Disaster

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So, outside of the obvious reasons, why did this plane crash? Well, for starters, the Hawker Siddeley Trident aircraft (which was the brand of the plane that flight 548 was) had a long history of problems. Specifically, this aircraft had faulty wiring and engine stalling issues...

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Airline Puts Pilot in Dangerous Position—and It Results in Disaster

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