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| | Las Vegas SUN: Pilot Error Blamed in Commuter Plane Crash |
 | | Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, a twin-engine turboprop, clipped treetops and stalled before crashing in a field one mile short of the runway at Kirksville Regional Airport, killing both pilots and 11 of 13 passengers aboard the night of Oct 19, 2004. |
 | | Duane Woerth, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, the largest pilot union, said focusing on the crew's banter during the flight is usually "a red herring" used to cast blame on the pilots. |
 | | David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which lobbies for the airlines, called the Kirksville crash an isolated incident that does not require revision of FAA rules. |
| www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2006/jan/25/012507463.html (674 words) |
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