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November 14, 2001
The final moments of American Airlines Flight 587, according to a preliminary outline provided by the National Transportation Safety Board and based on data from the cockpit voice recorder:
1 minute and 47 seconds after plane starts its takeoff roll down the runway: Rattle from the aircraft's frame is heard.
1:54: Captain makes a comment about wake turbulence.
2:01: Second rattling noise from the aircraft frame is heard.
2:05: The co-pilot, who is flying the plane, calls for maximum power.
2:07: Several comments begin suggesting pilots are losing control of the aircraft.
2:24: Cockpit voice recording ends.