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Comair Flight 5191

Okay kiddo, do you remember what an airplane is? It's a big machine that can take people up into the sky and fly them to different places.

Well, one day there was a group of people who wanted to fly from one place to another on an airplane called Comair Flight 5191. The plane was supposed to take off from an airport in Kentucky and fly to another airport in another state.

But something really sad happened. The pilots of the plane made a mistake and accidentally took off from the wrong runway. The runway they took off from was too short for the plane to lift off properly, and it crashed right away.

Unfortunately, the crash was very serious and almost everyone on board the plane passed away. It was a really tragic event and made a lot of people very sad.

After the crash, people investigated to try to figure out why it happened and how to prevent it from ever happening again. This way, everyone can stay safe when they are flying on an airplane.
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