Jet crashes while landing near Pittsburgh killing all 131 on board

Title

Jet crashes while landing near Pittsburgh killing all 131 on board

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

9 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:24

Description

Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports from the United States where teams are investigating an air crash. All 131 people on board US Air flight 427 died when the plane smashed into a wooded ravine minutes before it was due to land at Pittsburgh Airport. Officials are being hampered by bad weather and the severity of the crash which coroners say has made recovering the bodies almost impossible. Includes reaction from Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Mark Single; Coroner Wayne Tatalovich; Steve Thieme, Boeing spokesman; vox pop with eyewitnesses.

Contributors

Simon Marks; Mark Single; Wayne Tatalovich; Steve Thieme

Keywords

USA; Air accidents; Deaths; Aeroplanes; Civil aircraft; Boeing; Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh

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