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Old 19th June 2009 | 16:04
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24victor
 
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Without a functional tail, the only other over water accident I am familiar with had the fuselage and wing structures descend immediately into the water in virtually a vertical and inverted entry, an MD-80.
Alaskan 261 lost trim control of the horizontal stab not the vertical fin causing a severe and unrecoverable nose-down pitch.

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Last edited by 24victor; 19th June 2009 at 17:00. Reason: Corrected to clarify trim control lost
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