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American Airlines Flight 965: The FMS Waypoint Ambiguity That Sent a 757 Toward a Mountain

American Airlines Flight 965 showed how inconsistent waypoint naming, rushed FMS reprogramming, and lost situational awareness could turn a valid automation command into controlled flight toward terrain.

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