from what little remained of the plane. the air bus was a relatively new plane, having only been delivered from the production line last september. and it had accumulated around 1600 flight hours in about 420 flights. weather conditions were good at the time of the crash with three mile visibility and light winds. but one factor investigators might look at is the ash cloud from the iceland elk volcano that erupted several weeks ago. nasa web site said the ash cloud actually reached north africa on monday. you will remember that the ash from the volcano shut down air traffic in europe for several days shortly after the eresumption although the european air traffic management agency says it believes the cloud, which is now much thinner is unlikely to have played a role in this particular crash. the only certain thing tonight, shep, looking at the pictures of that young boy in the hospital is a miracle.