What caused United flight to dive?

Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface. Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet (228 meters) of the ocean's surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.



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After about a minute in the air, the Boeing 777 plunged from its altitude of 2,100 feet to 748 feet above the Pacific Ocean. None of the 271 passengers or 10 crew members was injured in the 1,352-foot drop, though many people on the plane were shaken up. “It felt like you were climbing to the top of a roller coaster.

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