Plane Pitches Up Uncontrollably / Air Midwest Flight 5481 Stalls After Takeoff
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Flight 54 81 Loss of Pitch Control
Flight 54 81 had an excessive aft center of gravity, chcombined with the reduced downward elevator travel resulting from incorrect elevator rigging. A complete functional check at the end of maintenance for critical flight systems or their components would help to insure their safe operation. The national transportation safety board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the airplane's loss of pitch control during take off.
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