The article below was posted on the AF447 thread. A DC-9 was badly hammered by hail.
AOPA Online: Too Close for Comfort
I noticed ...
In early 1994, the captain lost control of a DC-9 during a takeoff roll in adverse weather conditions. The takeoff was aborted and the airplane departed the runway onto a grassy area.
I wonder. The first sentence doesn't really ring true unless .......
PS. I agree with Safety Concerns. This accident started life in the Douglas drawing office.