The subsequent investigation found multiple causes of the accident . It recommended greater scrutiny be given to the tires . The pilot , Reginald W. Stewart , delayed four seconds after the warning light came on before he chose to abort the takeoff ; a more immediate decision would have prevented the accident . The investigators also criticized the level of training in emergency braking . The presence of the ravine at the end of the runway was also questioned , but nothing was done . This failure to expand the airport 's overshoot zone was raised when Air France Flight 358 plunged into the same ravine 27 years later
Air France Flight 358
Air France Flight 358
Air Canada Flight 189