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Flight 226 Alpha was piloted by a highly experienced captain who held an impressive 17,000 flight hours, with 3,500 of those on the Boeing 757. His co-pilot, however, was relatively inexperienced with just under 1,500 hours of flying time, leading the responsibility for this particular leg of the journey. The Boeing 757, a modern and generally safe aircraft, carried design flaws that would later prove critical that stormy night.