re: #509 Ward Cleaver

Here’s the accident description for EgyptAir flight 990 (10/31/1999) at ASN Read the narrative there. I remember reading at the time that some people said there was no way he would have downed the plane, because he had bought two new tires for his son’s car while in NYC, and they were in checked baggage.

That was a horrible crash. Hard to prevent a crash when the pilot is very determined to crash the plane. EgyptAir’s response to the incident was even worse. I would never fly that airline.