Break up in its final moments.

He was cooperative, ... We were thankful for that.

The recording obtained from the accident CVR was completely blank, with no conversations or aircraft noise heard on any of the four channels.

There is relatively little damage to the propellers, ... And this of course would imply and back up the pilots' report of losing power on both engines.

The operations group will be interviewing the crew this afternoon. I understand that he saw some misalignment in the track that caused him to put his brakes on.

Last November, an engine was removed from another airplane (and was) put through some degree of maintenance at Delta. This had to do with an oil leak on the front bearing, which is at the very front end of the engine.

It appears to be some sort of aerodynamic effect.

It sounded like a better copy (than the FAA's) ... It sounded to me like a clear tape.

I can confirm it's an accurate report.