Originally Posted by NigelOnDraft
An interesting report...
However, I disagree with the basics of attributing solely the accident to the automatics failing. Have we really got to the stage where an ATHR fault, on final app, can cause the airspeed to fatally decay, and absolve the crew?
I might point out that Sidney's HF Report does not attribute any cause. It lists "Findings".
Only a final accident report atttributes probable cause(s). The final report on this accident did not attribute the accident "solely....to the automatics failing".
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