I think you should perhaps reconsider your line of argument in relation to your own footnote.

What you are saying is directly contradicted by the article unless you apply a very unconventional reading to the word "authority". What you're saying is also contradicted by just looking at an image of a 737's tail arrangement. Lastly, you're claiming that two pilots fell out of the sky to their deaths and it simply never occurred to them to try pulling back hard. I find that not just implausible, but bordering on poor taste.