Pilots reported fatigue, erred in UPS jet crash

By Joan Lowy

Published February 20, 2014 10:33pm ET

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Pilots reported fatigue, erred in UPS jet crash — FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, a investigator looks through debris of a UPS A300 cargo plane after it crashed on approach at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala. Federal investigators are looking at pilot fatigue, among other issues, as a possible factor in the fatal predawn crash of a UPS cargo jet. The National Transportation Safety Board scheduled a hearing for Feb. 20, 2014, on the accident, which killed both pilots. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager, File) | Hal Yeager

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pilots of a UPS cargo jet that crashed last August complained about the company’s tiring work schedules at the start of the fatal flight, and then made errors shortly before the plane flew into a hillside and burst into flames, according to information presented at a hearing Thursday.

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