Originally Posted by Boomer

Good points, but wrong.

Captain Jeff Clay of Comair 5191 was trained at Delta's very own Comair Aviation Academy.

I flew with him and I always got the impression that safety was his highest priority. He ran a professional and company-standard flight deck, and looked forward to going home to his wife and young daughters after each trip.

Was Clay fatigued? Perhaps. Distracted? Probably. Sloppy? No. Careless? On that day, when it mattered most, yes... for about two minutes... and people died.