The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on July 26 ruled that the primary cause of the Aug. 27, 2006 early morning fatal crash of Comair Flight 5191, a Bombardier CRJ- 100 regional jet (N431CA), during takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY, was pilot error. The Safety Board said the flight deck crew repeatedly missed "abundant cues" that should have alerted them of the fact that they were taking off from the wrong runway. Forty- seven passengers and three…
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