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* [[Air Astana Flight 1388]], an [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer ERJ-E190]], November 11, 2018. The aircraft suffered severe control issues from an incorrectly installed aileron cable shortly after taking off from Alverca Air Base, [[Portugal]]. The flight crew struggled to control the plane for about 90 minutes. During that period, they lost control of their aircraft multiple times but found they could gain more control by activating direct mode for flight controls which disconnects the FCM (flight control module). This greatly increased controllability of the pitch and yaw-[[Aircraft principal axes|axes]], but control of the roll axis was still limited. After 90 minutes and two unsuccessful landing attempts, the flight crew managed to land the plane at [[Beja Airport]]. Everyone aboard survived the incident, but one suffered a leg injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) P4-KCJ Lisbon |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20181111-0 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>

* [[Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17]], a [[Douglas DC-8|McDonnelMcDonnell Douglas DC-8]], February 16, 2000. Crashed shortly after taking off from [[Sacramento Mather Airport]]. The crash killed all three crew members. The investigation found that a control rod to the [[Elevator (aeronautics)|right elevator control tab]] detached, causing a loss of pitch control while taking off. The disconnection was caused by the failure to properly secure and inspect the attachment bolt during prior maintenance.

*[[Air Midwest Flight 5481]], a [[Beechcraft 1900D]], on 8 January 2003. On takeoff from [[Charlotte/Douglas International Airport]], the aircraft pitched up and stalled, despite the captain attempting to push the yoke for full elevator down. The aircraft smashed into a US Airways hangar 37 seconds later, killing all 21 passengers and crew aboard and injuring one person on the ground. The NTSB found out that the plane had been overweight and that during maintenance, the tension turnbuckles that governed elevator movement had been set incorrectly by an inexperienced mechanic. This caused the elevators to lose control authority upon takeoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2004/AAR0401.pdf |title=Loss of Pitch Control During Takeoff Air Midwest Flight 5481 Raytheon (Beechcraft) 1900D, N233YV Charlotte, North Carolina January 8, 2003 |date= |access-date=2014-03-08}}</ref>