Wind shear alerts tied to Pan Am 759 takeoff
Transcripts from New Orleans airport towers reveal pilots were warned about wind shear moments before Pan Am Flight 759 lifted off. Controllers conveyed multiple wind change reports as the Boeing 727 departed runway 10, then vanished into a Kenner suburb killing 146 aboard and eight on the ground.
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Wyoming oil spill contained near Narrows and Big Horn
Nearly 4000 barrels of crude leaked from a Marathon Oil pipeline into Whistle Creek Shoshone River and the Bell Reservoir area were contained by Friday. Floating booms across the Narrows aimed to prevent further drift toward the Big Horn River as cleanup continued under EPA on scene coordination.
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Wind shear danger spurs Pan Am crash study
Washington reports renewed focus on wind shear as a hazardous aviation wind pattern. The Pan Am Flight 759 disaster prompts scientists and officials to scrutinize downburst events and their effects on aircraft during takeoff and climb.
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