[Yosemitest]

Here's the telling photo.



And here the reason why.

I think he crossed the wake turbulence of a leading aircraft in a turn
and the horizontal stabilizer was damaged from the wingtip vortices of the wake.

[tanknetter]

I think he crossed the wake turbulence of a leading aircraft in a turn and the horizontal stabilizer was damaged from the wingtip vortices of the wake.

Missing port-side trim tab.

[CFIIIMEIATP737]

Thank you for the post of the accident aircraft. I disagree with your assessment of wingtip vortices as the cause. These aircraft too light to generate damaging vortices.