DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Here's today's "CNN 20."</s>ED GARSTEN, CNN DETROIT BUREAU CHIEF: One of the most emotional stories was the crash of the USAir jet in Pittsburgh. And that was extremely, extremely tough one. The plane was on final approach into Pittsburgh International, and then it just turned perpendicular to the ground, and then actually went into a nose-dive for a full 30 seconds.</s>GARSTEN (voice-over): From the air, the enormity of the devastation and loss of life could not be put into focus. Federal investigators and volunteers from Beaver County set out for their first look, as well, as the painstaking search for clues began. The all-important flight data recorder, or black box, was recovered in tact and sent to Washington for analysis. As the National Transportation Safety Board began its investigation, one member said, "The agency isn't ready to link this crash to four other fatal USAir crashes in the past four years."</s>CARL VOGT, NTSB: We look at them one at a time, and if it warrants it, then we'll look at them all together.</s>GARSTEN: The airline's CEO defended its reputation.</s>SETH SCHOFIELD, CEO, USAIR: If I thought that USAir was an unsafe airline, I would put the entire fleet on the ground today until it was fixed.</s>GARSTEN: They decided that there was a problem with the rudder of the plane, and since then, the 737s have all been inspected and the problem has been fixed. No matter what you cover after that, you never ever forget something like that.
CNN 20: USAir Jet Crashes in Pittsburgh, September 8, 1994