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Federal report says pilots werent warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami

Federal report says pilots werent warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami

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Federal report says pilots werent warned about wind before Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami
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Despite regulations requiring it, an air traffic controller failed to tell the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about the potential for strong tail winds as they landed in Miami, careening off the runway and killing five people last month, according to a preliminary report Thursday from the National Transportation Safety Board.Just four minutes before clearing the plane for landing, an air traffic controller had provided a wind advisory to a different flight, noting gusts of up to 25 mph…

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