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Commuter Airliner Crashes Less Than 30 Minutes After Takeoff

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Aircraft Stall Warning - What Happened to the Autopilot?

He should have runtered all the way to the left, like the autopilot was. And why wouldn't he also do the rudder? I don't know. The aircraft started a shallow turn to the right with progressively increasing bank angle. But full rudder deflection was not applied for another six seconds after that. With proper flight technique, the aircraft could have been kept under control.

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