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Plane Gust Lock Cited in United DC-4 Crash
Washington civil aviation board pins pilot error and locked gust lock as cause of May LaGuardia crash. 43 of 48 aboard died. Investigators faulted miscalculated weights, lax supervision, and missing centralized weight filings. Steps taken include gust lock redesign and safer takeoff procedures.
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