Pilot warned Amazon cargo plane going too fast before deadly crash, data shows
One pilot told the other about the aircraft's "excessive speed" but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded.
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One of the five victims identified in the Amazon cargo plane crash.
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One pilot told the other about the aircraft's "excessive speed" but received an uneven response even as alarms sounded.
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