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| Time | Speaker | Recorded information |
| 00:03:51 | MRU | Confirm runway one four |
| 00:03:54 | 295 | Charlie Charlie |
| 00:03:56 | MRU | Affirmative and you're cleared, eh direct to Foxtrot Foxtrot. You report approaching five zero |
| 00:04:02 | 295 | Kay |
| 00:08:00 | MRU | Two Nine Five, Plaisance |
| 00:08:11 | MRU | Springbok Two Nine Five, Plaisance |
| 00:08:35 | MRU | Springbok Two Nine Five, Plaisance |
(No answer)
A NTSB human performance expert commented as follows on the pilot's last VHF communication with the approach controller:
"The air traffic recording is generally of very good audio quality. After screening it, I had a definite impression that there were changes in the stress level of the speaker (who was identified to me as the captain) over the course of the tape. From 23:48:51 to 23:49:30 the speaker sounds relatively calm, speaking slowly and courteously (although the seriousness of his communication is clear from its content). At 23:49:30 he fails to complete the sentence, and there is a definite impression that someone or something in the cockpit ls distracting
