Air Moorea 1121 / A Seven Minute Flight Ends in Tragedy
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Is It a Jet Blast or a Combination?
The accident was caused by the loss of airplane pitch control, following the failure at a low height of the elevator pitch up control cable. An external phenomenon, most likely jet blast, caused the failure of several strands in the warn area. The last strands failed due to the in flight loads on the elevatr control. No signs of fatigue appeared on the failed wires s.
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