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Monday, February 16, 2009

Flight 3740 Dropped 800 Feet in 5 Seconds

The doomed commuter plane was on autopilot when it crashed, investigators say, which may have hampered the pilot's ability to "feel" changes in the handling...

He says the plane rolled to the left at 46 degrees then snapped back to the right at 105 degrees. At a Sunday briefing, Chealander says radar data shows Flight 3407 fell from 1,800 feet above sea level to 1,000 feet in five seconds.

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Source: nbc new york

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