Flying remains the safest way to travel in America. You are more likely to be killed driving to the airport than you are flying on a commercial airline flight. Now, that being said, The horrific crash outside D.C. Reagan Airport just a few weeks ago was the worst civil aviation accident in decades. And 77 lives were lost that evening. It obviously necessitates a careful examination by the NTSB of what exactly happened. It's clear there were multiple catastrophic failures that occurred that night. (06:27–06:40)
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Asserts that the crash outside D.C. Reagan Airport was the worst civil aviation accident in decades, with 77 lives lost.
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