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The second tragic crash occurred on March 10, 2019, involving Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Despite being operated by competent pilots in favorable weather conditions, they encountered severe issues shortly after takeoff. Just like the Lion Air Flight, the MCAS was triggered by erroneous input from the left angle of attack sensor.
Descent into Chaos
The captain and first officer took the appropriate emergency measures as per Boeing’s bulletin. However, amidst conflicting instrument readings, the first officer’s attempts to manage the situation and stabilize the aircraft were thwarted by multiple simultaneous failures, including activating the stick shaker and experiencing unreliable airspeed readings.