Public Lessons Learned from Accidents

Accident Board Findings

Photograph of a Boeing 737 landing at an airport. Picture was taken from the front-right side of the aircraft.

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) determined the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the captain to take timely action to arrest an excessive descent rate during the landing approach.

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