Germanwings A320 near Barcelonnette on Mar 24th 2015, first officer alone in cockpit, initiated rapid descent, aircraft impacted terrain

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Gene Kranz, NASA Mission Manager of Apollo 13, said: "Failure Is Not An Option".And Albert Einstein said: "Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance."Just about 49 hours after the crash the States Attorney of M...

Gene Kranz, NASA Mission Manager of Apollo 13, said: "Failure Is Not An Option".And Albert Einstein said: "Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance."Just about 49 hours after the crash the States Attorney of M

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2015

Classification
Crash

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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