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I'm not an expert but I do watch aircrash investigation and many of the accidents are caused by mistakes from pilots, airtraffic controllers and or mechanics.

Thats why this crash bothers me. A design flaw in a production aircraft is not something you expect in the modern age.

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Maybe you should re-watch the episode :) . This was much more than a "design flaw". There was an issue with the pitot tube design, but it was enough to bring the airliner down like a rock.

A combination of route planning, misunderstanding of what is happening, CRM, poor UX, and at the end, incompetence were also a factor.

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