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26th Mar 2019, 03:07

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Originally Posted by Sailvi767

Their indicated airspeed to reach those negative G values were in excess of 400 knots. Not possible to get anywhere near those numbers at 210 to 230 knots.

From the NTSB Investigative Update on March 12, 2019:

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FDR, radar, and ADS-B data indicated that the airplane entered a rapid descent on a heading of 270°, reaching an airspeed of about 430 knots.

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA19MA086.aspx