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Originally Posted by jumpseat2024
such a tragic loss..any guesses what caused the pilot to lose control by looking at the video?
Obviously this is a guess, but either the control stick slipped out of the pilot's hand, or the control cables snapped. Definitely it was her weight at the wing tip that pulled that plane into the ground.
When they rolled inverted, that Stearman rolled about her as the CG.