Safety board urges upgrade of cockpit voice recorders
The National Transportation Safety Board urged the FAA to require replacement of cockpit voice recorders within two years, saying the 30 year old flight data recorders monitor too few functions and the equipment is unreliable. Officials cited Pan Am Flight 759 for critique, noting distorted and unclear cockpit tapes and urging modern digital technology to improve accident investigations and save lives.
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Wind shear and payload blamed in Pan Am 759 crash
New Orleans report cites wind shear and a near capacity payload of about 172000 pounds as likely causes for Pan Am Flight 759. The jet hit Kenner after takeoff in torrential rain, killing 154 onboard and eight on the ground. Lawsuits total 88.5 million, including Trahan family suit over a buried wife and child.
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Lawyers work to free Haitians
Miami based lawyers say about 1800 Haitians detained under the Reagan era policy may be released within days to two weeks as volunteers finish screenings and arrange sponsor placements. An 11th Circuit panel refused to halt Judge Spellman’s release order for detainees in six states and Puerto Rico. The Miami judge found the internment illegal for lack of advance warning.
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Eugene P. Spellman
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Emergency deer hunt proposed for Everglades herd
Florida Governor Bob Graham announced an emergency three day deer hunt in the flooded Everglades will begin on Friday to reduce a herd estimated at about 6,000 by roughly 2,200. He spoke with Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission officials and a veterinarian, despite opposition from animal preservation groups.
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