wind shear affected the aircraft, the crew continued to allow it to descend while searching for the airport. The cockpit voice recording of the incident became part of the script of a play called Charlie Victor Romeo. After the accident, N566AA was repaired and returned to service and continued to fly with American Airlines until being retired and stored in August 2017. American Airlines continues to operate the Chicago-Windsor Locks route as American Airlines Flight 2070, using a Boeing 737. American still uses flight number 1572 on its Miami-Toronto and Toronto-Miami route using an Airbus A319. In popular culture The incident was featured on season 22 of the Canadian documentary series Mayday, in the episode titled "Tree Strike Terror". References External links CVR transcript American Airlines Flight 1572 on aviation-safety.net 1995 in Connecticut Airliner accidents and incidents in Connecticut 1572 Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Aviation accidents and incidents in 1995 Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain Disasters in Connecticut Windsor Locks, Connecticut Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1995 November 1995 events in the United States Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error