Gazpromavia crash crew briefly arrested descent before Superjet entered fatal dive

Gazpromavia SSJ-c-Anna Zvereva Creative Commons

Source: Anna Zvereva/Creative Commons

Russian investigators have disclosed that the crashed Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100 crew switched to manual control after the aircraft started to pitch down, briefly arresting the descent, before it entered a steep fatal dive.

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