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To: ez
wikipedia - The crash (Fight 587)was witnessed by hundreds of people, 349 of whom gave accounts of what they saw to the NTSB. About half (52%) reported a fire or explosion before the plane hit the ground. Others stated that they saw a wing detach from the aircraft, whereas in fact it was the vertical stabilizer.[8]

Why would rudder loss cause fire or explosion?

66 posted on 04/07/2010 7:36:14 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: ez
About half (52%) reported a fire or explosion before the plane hit the ground. Others stated that they saw a wing detach from the aircraft, whereas in fact it was the vertical stabilizer.[8]

It's a well known phenomenon that witnesses will incorrectly report that a plane was on fire before it crashed.

107 posted on 04/07/2010 7:41:56 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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