A Fine Air DC-8 cargo plane is getting loaded up for its trip to the Dominican Republic from Miami. What caused this flight to crash right after take off?

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Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Air_Flight_101

https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/out-of-balance-the-crash-of-fine-air-flight-101-db484c84e4e6

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9802.pdf

Research Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9802.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Air_Flight_101

“Deadly Pitch.” Air Disasters, season 13, episode 5, The Smithsonian Channel, 5 Oct. 2019.

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