Crew alarmed by speed decay before American 757 abruptly pitched down

AA 757-c-Max Kingsley-Jones

Source: Max Kingsley-Jones

Investigators probing an abrupt manoeuvre by an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 have indicated that the crew suddenly pitched the aircraft nose-down after realising the airspeed had unexpectedly bled away.

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