Investigators working through the cause of Flight 629 didn't realize they were looking in all the wrong places. While examining the wreckage, they determined a key piece of evidence was hidden inside one deceased passenger's purse...
All Systems Go
United Airlines flight was supposed to take off from New York's LaGuardia Airport and land at Denver's Stapleton International Airport. With a brief layover scheduled in Chicago, nothing about the flight or the flight path was out of the ordinary. When the crew boarded around 6:00 pm, they had no idea what the next few hours held in store...
Clear Skies Ahead
The takeoff went as planned, with little to no turbulence. About four minutes into the flight, the captain radioed to the air traffic control center to confirm that everything was okay. Only minutes later, everyone involved in the flight plan was about to witness a terrible shock...
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