AIR CRASH FACTS

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Across
  1. 1. cause of the series of 737 crashes that resulted in the longest investigation in US history
  2. 5. independent government agency in US responsible for investigation aviation accidents***
  3. 6. probable cause of the Delta crash near Dallas in 1985
  4. 11. the ability of an aircraft to protect its passengers during an impact
  5. 13. scattered remains of destroyed plane
  6. 15. according to a popular movie this airline was one of the safest
  7. 18. key component that has to be located prior to investigation
  8. 19. name of the plane that crashed near Okecie airport in 1980
  9. 20. place of the worst accident in United States history (DC-10, 1979)
  10. 21. another term for violent decompression that caused among other crash of the British Comet
  11. 23. 2 planes that crashed into the World Trade Center departed from this airport
Down
  1. 2. the main cause of the Concorde crash was the ________ on the runway
  2. 3. deadliest plane crash in history occurred at this airport
  3. 4. FAA issues it after completing the investigation of the accident
  4. 7. fewer mid-air collisions occur thanks to this aircraft system***
  5. 8. over 20 percent of general aviation accidents result from _______ weather
  6. 9. In 1956 this crash which occurred over the __________ brought groundbreaking changes to the air traffic control system
  7. 10. district of New York where American flight crashed shortly after takeoff
  8. 12. when aircraft runs out of fuel
  9. 13. Polish captain which made the amazing emergency landing in 2011
  10. 14. name of the airliner which was accidentally shot down by the Soviets during cold war
  11. 16. Russian demonstrator plane that mysteriously crashed into a volcano last year
  12. 17. probable cause of the mysterious Greek airline crash (Helios) in 2005
  13. 20. accident where aircraft under control inadvertently flies into the ground***
  14. 22. captain of the famous canadian glider