MAPUTO (Reuters) - A Mozambican airliner that crashed in Namibia last month, killing all 33 people on board, descended with its automatic pilot on and its altitude selector set to below ground level, according to a preliminary report released this weekend.
The report by experts from Namibia's Transport Ministry said the Mozambique Airlines Embraer ERJ-190, on a November 29 flight from Maputo to Angola, was "flying in normal conditions and no mechanical deficiency was detected" when it suddenly began a descent from its normal cruising altitude.
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