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Cockpit Voice Recording
American Eagle BAe ATR-72 -> Flight 1184 (184 on recording)
Roselawn, IN (In holding pattern for Chicago O'Hare [ORD])
Ice on ailerons, put aircraft in 475 knot dive
66 Deaths, 0 survivors
CNTR: Hello Eagle, uh, flight 184, should be about 10 minutes
till you're cleared in.
RAD: I can double check on that, just sent a message to
dispatch.
F/O: And, uh, 10 more minutes she said?
CA: Whoa.
CA: I knew we'd do that.
F/O: I'm trying to keep it at one-eighty
CA: Oh.
F/O: Whoops. ****
CA: Okay.
Unknown: **** ****
F/O: Man, oh! oh!
CA: No it's okay. It's alright man.
CA: Okay, mellow it out!
F/O: Okay!
CA: Autopilot's disengaged!
F/O: Okay! Okay!
CA: Nice and easy!
Unknown: Oh ****!
[Impact]