NTSB PINS COMAIR 1997 FATAL CRASH ON ALLEGED FAA FAILURES

The fatal crash of a Comair EMB-120 in Michigan on Jan. 9, 1997, probably was at least partly due to "FAA's failure to establish adequate aircraft certification standards for flight in icing conditions," the National Transportation Safety Board concluded last week. All 29 passengers and crew members...

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