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Turbulence blamed as potential cause of Flight 587 crash
Investigators weigh wake turbulence from a 747 behind Flight 587 near Kennedy Airport as a possible factor in the Airbus A300 disaster that killed 260 aboard and may have caused the tail to separate. NTSB officials note takeoff timing, air traffic clearances, and cockpit recorder hints while engines and fuselage are examined.
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New York
Marion Blakey
National Transportation Safety Board
Kennedy Airport
Blakey
Japan Air Lines
NTSB
Ted Lopatkiewicz
Walter Sheriff
American Airlines
Airbus
Kennedy
George Black Jr
Jamaica Bay
FI Airport