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Old 2nd May 2011, 15:01
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What RR_NDB is referring to is N274US, a Northwest 727-25 on a ferry to Buffalo, that crashed after stalling following near simultaneous freezing of all three independent pitot systems. The pitot heating was not selected because the 3 crew members got tangled up in the pre-flight checklist.
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