High winds jammed MD-87’s elevators prior to 2021 Houston crash: NTSB

By Jon Hemmerdinger2023-09-28T20:59:00

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Source: ABC13 Houston, Twitter

Jammed elevators due to high wind prior to flight caused the crash during take-off of a Boeing MD-87 near Houston in October 2021, marking another instance of a known hazard.

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