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September 17, 2007

Flight Data Recorders Recovered from Thai Plane Wreckage
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=19884E3:A6F02AD83191E1607F7529BA7E12AB4B9574F7DCC14957C0 Authorities hope
the information will help explain why the plane crashed on the airport
runway while landing in heavy rain and strong winds







Thai rescue workers look inside the charred plane in Phuket, Thailand,
17 Sep 2007Thai investigators have found both flight data recorders
from a passenger plane that crash-landed on the resort island of
Phuket, killing at least 89 of the 130 passengers and crew on board.

The devices will be sent to the United States for analysis, a process
expected to take at least a week. Authorities hope the information
will help explain why the plane crashed on the airport runway while
landing in heavy rain and strong winds Sunday.

The airliner broke in two upon impact and burst into flames. The
U.S.-made (McDonnell Douglas MD-82) jet was operated by the Thai
budget carrier One-Two-Go.

Officials say 34 Thais and 55 foreigners were killed in Sunday's
crash. Foreign embassies have confirmed that four U.S. citizens, one
Australian and a French national are among the dead.

Citizens from Germany and Iran also were aboard. Thai officials say 41
survivors have been taken to hospitals. Five are in critical condition
with severe burns.

Authorities have temporarily closed the Phuket airport and are
rerouting flights through Krabi.

The crash was Thailand's deadliest since 1998, when a Thai Airways jet
went down south of Bangkok, killing 101 people.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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