3. The American Airlines Flight 965 near Cali, Colombia, while approaching the airport, the pilot intended...

 

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3. The American Airlines Flight 965 near Cali, Colombia, while approaching the airport, the pilot intended to lock the autopilot onto the beacon, called Rozo, that would lead the plane to the airport. The pilot typed "R," and the computer system displayed six beacons beginning with "R." Normally, the closest beacon is at the top of the list. The pilot selected it without checking carefully. The beacon at the top of the list was "Romeo" and was more than 100 miles away, near Bogota. The plane turned more than 90 degrees and headed for Romeo. In the dark, it crashed into a mountain, killing 159 people. Evaluating the incident, identify the reasons for failure of the system and what actions could prevent such incident to take place? 3. The American Airlines Flight 965 near Cali, Colombia, while approaching the airport, the pilot intended to lock the autopilot onto the beacon, called Rozo, that would lead the plane to the airport. The pilot typed "R," and the computer system displayed six beacons beginning with "R." Normally, the closest beacon is at the top of the list. The pilot selected it without checking carefully. The beacon at the top of the list was "Romeo" and was more than 100 miles away, near Bogota. The plane turned more than 90 degrees and headed for Romeo. In the dark, it crashed into a mountain, killing 159 people. Evaluating the incident, identify the reasons for failure of the system and what actions could prevent such incident to take place?

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The primary reason behind the crashing of flight can be attributed to the auto pilot failure and nav... View the full answer