1.   Although stressing that the crash appeared to be an accident, the National Transportation Safety Board is examining what one expert called an unprecedented breakup of the doomed plane.

2.   Air force spokesmen said the crash appeared to have been caused by a combination of a thunderstorm and instrument failure.

3.   But the government said the crash appeared to be an accident that occurred after the pilot, the only person on board, reported problems with his landing gear.

4.   In our hotel room in San Jose, I flicked on the television but quickly turned it off when the crash appeared on the screen.

5.   Officials said their investigation was continuing but the crash appeared to have been an accident, and as of Thursday night no charges had been filed.

6.   The crash did not appear to be linked to cracks found recently in both British Airways and Air France Concorde jets.

7.   A military official speaking on condition of anonymity said the crash appeared to be the result of some sort of malfunction.

8.   A military official said the crash appeared to be the result of some sort of malfunction.

9.   But as the crash appeared to be an accident, the dollar moved off its lows and returned to levels seen before the first reports of the crash.

10.   Investigators have said the crash appeared to have been triggered by a wheel that flew apart.