1.   Police blamed the crash on drivers going too fast and too close in freezing fog.

2.   The official report into the Marchioness river boat disaster is blaming the crash on the failure of the look-outs on both craft.

3.   Authorities in Washington and Croatia blamed the crash on bad weather, not hostile fire or sabotage.

4.   Both the Army and SPECO blamed the crash on manufacturing defects in a SPECO-made gear, and vowed to step up inspections.

5.   According to court filings, they blamed the crash on errors and negligence by the crew and by Little Rock-based Air Transport International.

6.   Both the Army and SPECO blamed the crash on manufacturing defects in a SPECO-made gear which federal investigators also suspect of being faulty.

7.   Government reports subsequently blamed the crash on design deficiencies and maintenance procedures.

8.   Initially, the crash was blamed on pilot error, but the wreckage suggested that an engine broke free during flight.

9.   Later, investigators would blame the crash on the driver behind us.