Probe: Controller Had Back Turned On Plane

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LEXINGTON, Ky. The lone air traffic controller on duty the morning Comair Flight 5191 crashed cleared the jet for takeoff, then turned his back to do some "administrative duties" as the aircraft veered down the wrong runway, a federal investigator said Tuesday.

Separately, the Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged violating its own policies when it assigned only one controller to the Lexington tower.

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Probe: Controller Had Back Turned On Plane

The commuter jet struggled to get airborne and crashed in a field before daybreak Sunday, killing 49 of th...

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