In spite of the fact that de-icing fluid had been applied at the gate, a departure delay after the aircraft taxied on to the runway allowed ice to re-form on the wings, leading to the crash.

NTSB在报告中得出结论认为，飞机坠毁是由飞机刚起飞后机翼结冰引起的。尽管在登机口已经喷洒了除冰液，但经过飞机在跑道上的滑行，加上起飞延迟，机翼重新结冰，导致了此次坠机事故。

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He entreated them to delay their departure.

他恳求他们晚些再走。

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For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980.

由于感情上的原因，我想把启程时间推迟到1980年6月。

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Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari very much hoped to delay his departure for Stamford Bridge but the signs were not good when midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger opened the scoring midway through the first half.

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The ambulance service said conversations "between the hospital and both staff at the scene and staff in the control room" did not delay the departure and the decision to go to the Stoke-on-Trent hospital was taken before the child was put in the ambulance.

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