He was toward the front where you had security in the back. You know you had security and you had another flight crew, but they didn't have time. The plane was going sharply down at an unbelievable angle. So sharp that the rudder ripped off the back of the plane. Plane wasn't designed to go at a speed anywhere near that. And so it was well beyond its limits. And he ripped with the G forces as they were. (01:33–01:39)
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Asserts that the plane descended at such a sharp angle that it caused structural damage.
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