Re:I was there when the DC-8 went supersonic
by throwthere on Sunday August 22, 2021 @09:09AM
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Are we talking about the same investigation?
The NTSB made the following statement in the accident report:
We believe the captain's erasure of the CVR is a factor we cannot ignore and cannot sanction.
The investigation never concluded this.
In a deposition taken by the Safety Board, the captain stated that he usually activates the bulk-erase feature on the CVR at the conclusion of each flight to preclude inappropriate use of recorded conversations. However, in this instance, he could not recall having done so.