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To: Jon Koplik who wrote (28313)	4/25/1999 10:13:00 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

O.T. - story about a plane flight I'm sure glad I did not take. April 25, 1999 Jet Mistakenly Plays Crash Message Filed at 9:27 p.m. EDT By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Passengers on a London-bound British Airways jet were mistakenly told that the plane was about to crash into the sea, the airline said Sunday. The recorded message was inadvertently played aboard the Boeing 747 three hours after it took off from San Francisco on Friday night, said British Airways spokeswoman Laura Devere. The plane landed safely at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday. The 10-15 second announcement advised passengers that the plane was about to go down in water and told them what precautions to take, Devere said. Flight crew immediately recognized the error and tried to calm everyone down, she said. ''Several passengers were distressed, and our crew called for the assistance of a doctor who was on board,'' Devere said. Devere said it had not been determined why the message was played, but it was likely a human error. An investigation is under way. Passenger Lloyd Pople, from Reading, England, said passengers were ''in a state of shock.'' ''To be told you're about to die is not a pleasant experience,'' he said. Copyright 1999 The New York Times Company