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Old 8th Feb 2011, 07:59
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How many airline incidents and accidents have occurred in the last five years where alcohol was a contributing factor?
I suspect very few. Whereas there may well be an attempt by other crew members to 'help' a colleague to avoid the sack - and my lips are sealed - this wouldn't be carried out to the extreme of allowing oneself to be killed.

One supposes.

By comparison I know of incidents where a supposedly sober pilot ( no suspicion of it being otherwise, but then how would we know ? ) committed suicide, and the murder of many people, by engaging in action that destroyed his aircraft.
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