He says fatal incidents tend to occur when an airplane is unintentionally flown into violent weather, usually a thunderstorm or, very rarely, some form of severe clear air turbulence CAT. Following its final report on the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board issued several safety recommendations including regular maintenance programs and design standards for fuel tanks.
The elimination of the possibility of any reoccurrence of the same kind of incident is virtually always the fruit of an extensive accident investigation, and this one was certainly about as extensive as humanly possible. I saw none, and the real experts, who were much better at it than I, saw nothing either. However, I think the most compelling reason to say it was not shot down is that no one has ever claimed responsibility for any act against the plane.
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The decision by the National Transportation Safety Board dashed the hopes of a documentary film team claiming to have uncovered "solid proof" that investigators erred in concluding it was an accident. Hide Caption. Coast Guard pulls a piece of wreckage from the waters on July 18, Seaman, who says he visited the reconstruction only once, calls it a monument to those who found the truth behind Flight The reconstruction "was impressive and it made me feel good to be an American.
NTSB managing director Sharon Bryson similarly said that the impact of Flight will continue long after the wreckage is destroyed. This may not be "an investigation that you ever close the book on. It taught us too much and it changed too many things for the book to be closed, at least anytime soon," she told CNN.
The agency plans to thoroughly document the wreckage over several months using 3D scanning techniques, and the data will be archived for historical purposes before it's finally destroyed.
Investigators first suspected foul play. The tragedy prompted one of the largest and most expensive aviation investigations in history, setting off a flurry of conspiracy theories and suspicion that terrorists had hit the plane with a rocket. Of the witness reports that the FBI has made public, accounts vary widely but hundreds describe what they thought was either a flare or fireworks heading up toward the plane before it exploded.
A few witnesses even used the words "missile" or "rocket. Conspiracy theories regularly emerge from idle speculation in the face of more probable explanations, Goertzel said. As the theory that federal officials were covering up a terrorist attack to thwart panic spread, it evolved and eventually split, Miller said. Both camps agreed on a government coverup.
However, the divergent group blamed friendly fire. One early version posted online alleged the crash resulted from an attack designed to kill former U. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who was, in fact, not on board. Navy guided-missile ship. It was later progressed by Pierre Salinger. Once John F. Navy contacts before a CNN reporter pointed out the similarities. High-profile supporters can help build a case for a conspiracy theory, even if their reputations were built in other areas of expertise, Miller said.
In this case, Russell said that a longtime friend said he had radar footage that showed a missile traveling toward the plane just prior to the crash. Russell's message was meant for an inner circle of aviation experts but was leaked online.
It ended up a topic of discussion at a Sept. Governments are common targets for conspiracy theories, according to Goertzel. They offer someone tangible to blame for unfortunate events, are often disliked and rarely give immediate, comprehensive or definitive answers.
Even when government officials respond with emphatic denials, distrust is common. Russell followed up his claim with a radar tape he said amounted to proof of a rocket strike. Again, Salinger progressed the claim. The personal investment involved in accepting or progressing conspiracy theories can make them tough to dismiss, Barkun said. Corroborating evidence is nice but not necessary. Moreover, contrary evidence can easily be dismissed as another stage in the alleged conspiracy's coverup.
Purported evidence of a missile strike dried up. CIA analysts determined the Linda Kabot photo of a missile in flight was taken from the opposite direction and featured an airplane flying the opposite way.
Another photo that appeared to show an object near the airplane showed debris on the film surface, FBI officials said. Once subjected to microscopic and chemical examination, federal investigators found the red flaky residue was from contact adhesive used to stick the upholstery to its foam base, not rocket fuel.
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