Indeed, the tree where yesterday's victims died showed the scars of previous crashes, as do other trees set at 25- to 30-foot intervals.

The script had played out in previous crashes involving other airlines.

Bennett had developed pneumonia following his previous crash.

But in several previous crashes around the nation, the passengers were not wearing belts.

Soon they find out there is a whole community of 25 survivors from previous crashes down there.

In all, 12 people were killed in this year's previous crashes.

Like the planes in previous crashes, the Northwest Airlink plane was trying to land.

It was the third V-22 to crash - seven people were killed in two previous crashes.

ComAir has had only one previous fatal crash, an accident in 1978.

In previous crashes, deciphering the tape has called for extensive interpretation.