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‘Distracted’ Northwest Pilots Overshoot Destination

Steve Scott

Monday, October 26th, 2009

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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot its destination by 150 miles after pilots reportedly got into a "heated discussion." According to the Safety Board, "the crew stated they were in a heated discussion over airline policy and they lost situational awareness." The NTSB said they plan to interview the cockpit crew and the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorders will be analyzed. But air safety investigators will also look…

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