Washington D.C. National Airport on Wednesday night. Now, one former investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is offering one likely scenario that could have caused the crash.

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The NTSB routinely examines human factors — including fatigue, stress, job dissatisfaction, and low morale — when determining ...

"Human factors account for approximately 70 to 75 ... He also pointed out that climate change adds unpredictability to aviation, as weather patterns become more difficult to predict and control.

Investigators will be looking at everything from air traffic communications to technology failures that may have contributed to Wednesday’s crash.

According to the aviation news website AIN ... serious close calls by examining a combination of technical and human factors.” Among the human factors is a shortage of air traffic controllers.

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