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1. bombca+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-11-05 11:23:02
That's the biggest, the weight gone entirely unbalances the plane; if you knew exactly what happened you MIGHT be able to keep it level (and it seems they did for a bit) but eventually airspeed drops, it tips, and cartwheels (which is apparently what it did from the videos).
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2. Modifi+w7[view] [source] 2025-11-05 12:33:47
>>bombca+(OP)
The aircraft hit the roof of a UPS warehouse, barely clearing it before coming down in the parking lot/junkyard nearby. So when we see it turning over in its last seconds (like the trucker dash cam video), it only had one wing at that point.
3. beeran+dG[view] [source] 2025-11-05 15:56:55
>>bombca+(OP)
Deadweight or no-weight engine is a relatively negligible problem in terms of the weight-balance envelope.

Cut fuel & hydraulic lines near that engine (that affect the other engines/ apus) (or less likely structural or aerodynamic problems) is what's going to shift this from "engine failure" recoverable problem to a global nonrecoverable one.

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