Spanair MD-82 Crash

Investigators have said the Spanish airliner that crashed at Madrid airport last month killing 154 people did not have its wing flaps set for take off.
The pilots were unaware that the flaps, which provide extra lifting power, had not been deployed because a cockpit warning alert did not go off.
The findings are based on information from the MD-82's flight and cockpit voice recorders and contained in a preliminary report on the August 20 crash of the Spanair flight.