Kennedy lost control of plane

Washington - US federal safety investigators have concluded that John F. Kennedy Jr

Washington - US federal safety investigators have concluded that John F. Kennedy Jr. lost control of the single-engine plane he was flying last year, resulting in the crash that claimed his life and those of his wife and her sister. In a final report on the crash near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, the National Transportation Safety Board said Kennedy had likely become disoriented during a descent over water at night.

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