He said tail flutter was cited as a factor in the 1994 crash of a U. S. Airways flight outside Pittsburgh and in the 1991 crash of a United Airlines jet in Colorado Springs.

Tail Malfunction Reported on Plane L.A. Times Archives Jan. 10, 2003 12 AM PT From Associated Press ...

Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people.

Indonesian navy divers prepare operations to lift the tail of AirAsia Flight 8501 in Java sea, Indonesia, Jan. 9, 2015. The plane’s tail was spotted Wednesday, upside down and partially buried.

The US National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the pilots of Flight 214 over-relied on automated systems they did not fully understand — leading to a “too low and too slow” landing.

On Friday, the plane’s debris were still strewn all over the complex. The tail was lodged on the ceiling of the mess and one of the tyres was stuck in a wall.

He said efforts will be intensified Friday to raise the tail — either with a lifting balloon or crane. Ping-emitting beacons in the black boxes still have about 20 days of battery life, but high ...

Divers looking for the crashed AirAsia Bhd. jetliner found part of the plane’s tail, putting them a step closer to locating the black boxes that may explain the accident.

They are also searching for the plane's "black box" flight recorders, which officials believe have been separated from the tail section. QZ8501 disappeared from radar in bad weather on 28 December ...