Flight 5191: The investigation

Unions claim lack of rest played a role

Fatigue played an important role in the crash of Comair Flight 5191, according to unions for pilots and air traffic controllers.

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FLIGHT 5191: THE INVESTIGATION

Key players disagree over who's to blame

New documents released yesterday show disagreement among Blue Grass Airport, Comair, and unions representing pilots and air traffic controllers over who bears blame for the crash of Comair Flight 5191.
FLIGHT 5191: THE INVESTIGATION

Witness ran to stop plane

An American Eagle employee ran toward the runway when he realized Comair Flight 5191 was taking off from Runway 26, Blue Grass Airport's general aviation runway, according to an interview conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FLIGHT 5191: THE INVESTIGATION

The voice recorder: 5191's final moments

Following are excerpts from the final minutes of Comair Flight 5191's cockpit voice recorder. The voices are those of First Officer James Polehinke, Capt. Jeffrey Clay and the air traffic controller in the tower. For a more complete transcript of the voice recorder, go to Kentucky.com.
FLIGHT 5191: THE INVESTIGATION

Manager wanted more tower staffing

Eight months before Comair Flight 5191 crashed with only one air traffic controller monitoring Blue Grass Airport -- a violation of Federal Aviation Administration policies -- the tower's manager warned his superiors that he did not have enough staff, according to documents released by federal investigators...
FLIGHT 5191: THE INVESTIGATION

Survivor was found hanging upside down

Responders to the crash of Comair Flight 5191 found an apparently unconscious, badly bleeding James Polehinke hanging virtually upside down by his lap belt from the plane's cockpit area when they arrived at the wreckage on Aug. 27.