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Early Findings Hint Pilot Error in Airbus Crash
PARIS — A preliminary investigation into the crash of an Airbus A-320 jetliner during a weekend air show in eastern France absolves the computer-controlled aircraft of technological flaws and points to pilot error, officials said today.
French Transport Minister Louis Mermaz announced the early findings at a news conference, saying, “Nothing justifies halting flights of the A-320.
No available element allows us to question the proper functioning of the plane.”
An official of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said evidence from the black-box flight recorders and television sequences of Sunday’s crash suggests the A-320 is safe for commercial use and indicates pilot error.
3 Killed, 90 Injured
The plane, carrying an estimated 136 people, plowed into woods and burned Sunday during an air show in eastern France, killing three of those aboard and injuring about 90, officials said.
The pilot and co-pilot survived.
Officials had said all Airbus A-320s belonging to Air France and its domestic subsidiary Air Inter were
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