Airline Puts Pilot in Dangerous Position—and It Results in Disaster

Stalling, Among Other Issues

This model of plane was notorious for its communication problems from the cockpit to the engine. Specifically speaking, if one thing went wrong in the cockpit, the plane didn't have a system to fix itself, and avoidable stalls would occur. If the plane had an autocorrelation system, or even just better wiring, this likely wouldn't have happened...

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