European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes wednesday March 25, 1992officials seek clues to la Guardia crash investigators review plane s de icing new York a Federal investigators Are looking into who a us air Jet that crashed on a runway and Slid into a frigid Bay killing 27 people was not diced a third time after waiting a half hour in a snowstorm to take off. John Lauber an investigator with the National transportation safety Board said that in addition to looking into the planets vulnerability to ice on the wings officials Are studying whether its flaps were lowered for Takeoff. Witnesses said flight 405 to Cleveland had just climbed into the air at la Guardia Airport sunday night when it crashed in flames and skidded into Flushing Bay. Besides the 27 killed 24 others were injured. Some people were burned others were trapped underwater and upside Down belted into their seats. A i was amazed so Many people survived a said fire capt. John Kurtz. A there were bodies Burnt to a Crisp and bodies Cut in half and then there were people walking around Lawson survivors included Richard Lawson who plays Lucas Barnes on the television soap a fall my  he escaped from a submerged Section of the plane and walked ashore. �?o1 was completely pinned underwater. 1 did t think i was going to live a Lawson said from his Hospital bed. Among the evidence the Nosb will examine Are a 110-foot skid Mark debris on the runway damage to the plane and the pattern of deaths Lauber said. The Nosb also asked Canadian officials for a recent report about the plane a the twin engine Fokker f a and de icing fluid Lauber said. The Canadian report compiled after an air Ontario Fokker f28 crashed in 1989 after Takeoff in a snowstorm killing 24 people said the de icing fluid used at most airports including la Guardia is not very effective in wet Snow. Ice can form in As Little As three minutes after that fluid is used the report said. A plane is de iced by spraying it with a mixture of water and an alcohol based liquid. Ice on a planets wings can prevent it from getting the lift needed to take off. A Light Snow was falling and the runway was Slushy As the plane took off at 9 30 . It was de iced twice at a Section of fuselage from us air flight 405 is removed monday from a la Guardia Airport runway. 8 26 . And at 8 59 ., us air president Seth Schofield said. Flight 405 left the Gate a minute later but had to wait in line 30 minutes to take off the airline said. The flight was running two hours behind schedule when it was cleared for Takeoff. Asked Why the Captain did no task for a third de icing Lauber said a i can to respond to that we a be looking at  the Captain decides whether to order another de icing the investigator said. The Pilot was killed the co Pilot survived but was injured. Investigators said they will interview him As soon As possible. The half hour Between the second de icing and Takeoff is a a Long time in 31 degrees a said Christopher Witkowski director of the aviation consumer action project. A if it required de icing in a 30-minute interval you a think if it sat out there another 30 minutes it would need another  the airline pilots association has Long pressed to have de icing done near the runway right before Takeoff rather than at the Gate. The association also has demanded a different Type of deicing fluid that lasts longer than the Type generally used in the United states. A Quick evaluation of the cockpit voice recorder yielded no clues to the cause of the crash Lauber said. The Tower cleared the plane for Takeoff the Crews response was Normal and the controller a reported the next thing he was aware of was a fireball a he said. Us air flight 405.Fokker f28-4000 Type Short medium Range Airliner engines twin Turbofan Crew four seating capacity 85 length 97 it. 1 3/4 in. Wing Span 82 it. 3 in. Maximum Speed 523 Mph Range 1,151 Miles source Jane Sall the worlds aircraft ap38,640 cans of cat food found labelled As tuna Newark . A Federal agents have seized 38,640 cans of cat food that had been labelled tuna for human consumption the 6vt ounce cans confiscated monday from a Teterboro warehouse were labelled Ocean King chunk Light tuna in water but instead contained decomposed tuna fit Only for Sale As pet food the food and drug administration said. Some of the cans have been sold the Fra said. The Agency said All canned foods Are sterilized during processing so it Isnit dangerous. A but who wants to eat decomposed cat food Quot asked Lillian Aveta an Fra compliance Monitor. M. Chu president of Ocean King in new York City did not immediately returns Calls monday. The cans belonged originally to a lot of 25 million to 50 million cans produced in 1985 at a Cannery in St. Andrews Canada the Fra said. The Canadian government closed the Cannery because of unsanitary conditions. The tuna was supposed to be labelled 7th heaven cat food in the United states. A but at some Point some cans were re labelled As tuna a Aveta said. A we done to know yet How Many or when or by  some tuna labels were pasted on top of the cat food labels. The decomposed tuna that was distributed was labelled under four brands a Ocean King Iga Blue Bay and National the Fra said. The investigation was prompted in july by complaints in Minnesota including one from Darlene la Musga of St. Paul who opened a can and took a bite. A i went to pull off the Label and i saw there was another Label underneath a she said. A it said �?~7th heaven cat  it gagged me and i threw up in the  the affected cans carry a two line product code the fourth character on the first line is a a  and the second character on the second line is a  gives his family the Light of their lives Newaygo Mich apr surviving a snowstorm while lost in the Woods has left a woman glad her husband ignored her pleas to quit smoking a his lighter saved their lives. Nancy and James Hughes and their two grandchildren set out on a hike saturday near their Crepin Lake cottage in Northwestern Newaygo county. But the Hughees and their grandchildren 10-year-old James Leon and his sister Kristin 8, lost their bearings while skirting several bog areas. Then it started to Snow. They found a Deer Hunters stand and latrine which they Tore apart to build a lean to. A ladder found leaning against a nearby tree became firewood thanks to Hughes cigarette lighter. A luckily my husband whom in be tried to get to quit smoking Hadnot and he had the lighter a said Nancy Hughes 48, who lives near Valparaiso ind. A i told him he a still going to quit but hell always carry a  James Hughes 47, tended the fire All night while his wife woke the children every few hours to dry them by the fire and Check for hypothermia. Temperatures dropped into the teens and 6 to 8 inches of Snow had fallen by sunday morning when the storm cleared and Newaygo county deputies began searching for the group. The Hughees decided to stay put and holler for help instead of risking getting lost again a i have this old yell i could break Glass with a Nancy Hughes said. Deputies Jerry Kandler and Ray Brenner heard a faint yell and their tracking dog Bandit homed in on the source a i just kept following where his head went Quot Kandler said. The Hughees were found less than a Miles from their cottage. Nancy Hughes said she will never again venture out in Winter in unfamiliar territory. A i have empathy and sympathy for Hansel and Gretel a she said