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U.S. 2015 plane crash killing 9 caused by series of "sloppiness": report

Xinhua, October 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday issued a report concluding that the plane crash that killed all nine aboard in Ohio last year was caused by a series of "sloppiness" by pilots and their charter company.

The pilots did not follow check lists and violated company procedures for approaching and landing at the Akron airport before crashing in an aerodynamic stall on Nov. 10, 2015, said the report.

Their on-demand charter company, Execuflight, had not checked why both pilots had been fired from previous employers for training problems and gave the captain a passing grade for a failing test, according to investigators.

The board also ruled that a Federal Aviation Administration inspector failed to catch inadequate pilot training, maintenance and operations at the company, the board ruled, said a report from TheHill news daily. Endit