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FILE -- Scattered debris at the site of the crash of Comair Flight 5191, that crashed at the Lexington Bluegrass Airport on Aug. 27, 2006. (WDRB/archive)
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The Comair flight 5191 crashed during take-off on Aug. 27, 2006. It was headed to Atlanta.
The early morning tragedy happened 19 years ago on Aug. 27, after the jet failed to become airborne at takeoff from Lexington Bluegrass Airport.
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