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Details are emerging about the December 8, 2005 Southwest Airlines crash at Midway Airport in Chicago that point to several factors as a cause of the tragic accident that left one 6-year-old boy dead and several others wounded.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators recently concluded that the plane''s thrusting reversers, essential parts of an airplane''s ability to slow itself down, did not operate in time to prevent the plane from skidding off the end of the runway. The plane then crashed through an airport barrier and onto a busy street, striking the car carrying the 6-year-old Joshua Woods and his family.
In addition, Midway airport has for years been delaying in constructing stronger barriers around the airport. The NTSB report also determined that the runway needed about 850 more feet in order for the plane to land under the conditions that the area was experiencing. City streets, buildings, and other public areas of Chicago surround midway airport.
While the NTSB continues its investigation, the lawyer representing the Woods family is asking for witnesses to come forward. These witnesses include passengers on the flight, as well as anyone on the street or in nearby houses that may have seen something. There has been no lawsuit filed so far in the boy''s death.
The NTSB investigation has found that there were no mechanical malfunctions on the plane, and that the flight, up until the accident, occurred normally. There were also no weather-related issues that could have prevented the plane from landing at Midway.
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