[calvin sun]

Could the .3 - .8 g force, TOGETHER WITH a loose tail, have caused the crash. I agree (from reading other comments) that this amount of force is too little to affect a "good" plane. But could it be enough to force off a loose tail, causing other bad things?

[jonathonandjennifer]

Could the .3 - .8 g force, TOGETHER WITH a loose tail, have caused the crash. I agree (from reading other comments) that this amount of force is too little to affect a "good" plane. But could it be enough to force off a loose tail, causing other bad things?

With all respect Calvin, don't try to defend them. From what I've read so far here, 0.8g's is nothing abnormal, so what you're saying is, if the plane wouldn't have attempted to fly, the loose tail would not have been a problem?