“美国空军将C-5A运输机的坠毁归咎于飞行员在处理事故时操作不当，但这明显是想甩锅。”
后来美国空军调查的结论是，飞机上能有人活下来，是因为飞行员非正统的操作方式。后来飞行员因此获得表彰勇气的空军十字勋章。
The U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board attributed the survival of any on board to Captain Traynor's unorthodox use of power and his decision to crash-land while the aircraft allowed some control. Captains Traynor and Harp, who both survived, were awarded the Air Force Cross for extraordinary valor
