Witnesses describe leak from plane left wing before Reno crash
Federal investigators cite two witnesses who saw fluid leaking from the left wing of a charter Electra before takeoff. A pilot on a Super Bowl junket reported a rightward roll and a left wing leak. The Galaxy Electra-188 crashed, killing 68 on a gambling trip, with three survivors. Flight data recorders were recovered and sent for analysis.
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FAA waiver practice linked to Galaxy crash in Nevada
The Galaxy Airlines crash near Reno renews focus on FAA waivers and delays to safety rules. Regulators say exemptions are rare and carefully reviewed to avoid safety compromises, while critics argue they erode minimum standards.
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Runaway sees picture on carton and returns home
In Beverly Hills, Donna Paige Yarbrough, 13, who had been missing since November, rejoined her family after a milk carton campaign publicized her photo. She saw coverage in Fresno, called her mother, and then traveled home with hugs and tears as authorities and family plan next steps.
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Airline chairman vows probe into drug use at PBA
Edwin Putzell Jr says he is astonished and shocked by CBS report alleging pilots and employees of Provincetown Boston Airline abused drugs and alcohol and that some came to work drunk. He has asked the DEA to assist, after the FAA revoked PBA's operating license in November for maintenance violations.
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