33 Quotes by George Black

The recording obtained from the accident CVR was completely blank, with no conversations or aircraft noise heard on any of the four channels.

We just felt the challenge mechanism was a better and more efficient way to go and to preserve the integrity of the game. It's just a modest difference in philosophy.

Twice during the approach a pilot commented that he had lost sight of the runway, ... There was heavy rain reported, wind shear alertadvisories and the runway visual range was reported to be 1,600 feet.

is one of the possibilities for a dual engine failure.

After listening to the tape we found that there was no mention of engine problems or a failure or emergency until the second approach.

After listening to the (air controller's) tape we found that there was no mention of engine problems or a failure or emergency until the second approach.

This is not a cause -- it might have possibly been a prevention.

There's a considerable amount of the airplane still left. The lighter-weight aluminum components did melt during the fire, but the structure is still there and the engines and the center wing section are still pretty well intact, so we think we can get some information from that.

There's a considerable amount of the airplane still left, ... The lighter-weight aluminum components did melt during the fire, but the structure is still there and the engines and the center wing section are still pretty well intact, so we think we can get some information from that.