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Re:Boeing engineer: more evidence on the assassination of Po... by p_l on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @08:33AM (#4659477)
Because "accident" is how you call such disasters? Also, people in the industry knew the less-than-sterling reputation of governmental transport service.

EDIT: I should clarify that "accident" is a specific class of event in aircraft accident investigation, together with "incident". It's literally "aviation terminology" stuff.

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Re:Boeing engineer: more evidence on the assassination of Po... by freehunter on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @08:46AM (#4659539)
A plane crash caused by pilot error is the definition of an accident. Not intentional, unexpected, and uncontrolled. The scale or tragedy of the accident doesn't remove the fact that it's an accident.

accident:

[1] An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.

[2] A crash involving road or other vehicles, typically one that causes serious damage or injury.

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