The NTSB immediately dispatched an investigation team , which recovered the CVR and FDR from the plane 's wreckage . After a lengthy investigation by the NTSB , it was concluded that a microburst had been generated by the thunderstorm that was over the airport at the time of the crash . The NTSB listed these contributing factors : The Flight 1016 crash is discussed in a '' Mayday '' ( '' Air Disasters '' in the U.S. ) television series episode , " Racing the Storm " ( S1E2 ) , about American Airlines Flight 1420 , which also crashed while landing in inclement weather . The accident was later featured in '' Mayday '' episode " Storming Out " ( S17E6 ) . Flight 1016 was also the subject of an episode of '' The Unexplained '' , a Biography Channel series
American Airlines Flight 1420
American Airlines Flight 1420
USAir Flight 1016