Incident Overview

Description
The DC-8 freighter started rotating in a nose-high attitude 1500 feet into the takeoff. After becoming airborne at 2800 feet down the runway, the aircraft climbed to about 300-500 feet, rolled 20 degrees to the left, crashed and caught fire. The loss of pitch control was caused by the entrapment of a pointed, asphalt-covered object between the leading edge of the right elevator and the right horizontal spar web access door in the aft part of the stabilizer. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – failed to abort takeoff airframe – flight control surfaces: elevator assembly,attachments miscellaneous acts,conditions – jammed miscellaneous acts,conditions – interference with flight controls miscellaneous – foreign material affecting normal operations FACTORS: pilot in command – inadequate supervision of flight miscellaneous acts,conditions – checklist-failed to use
Primary Cause
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