Ice Jammed Balair 767 Elevator, Investigators Say

Ice jammed some flight controls on a Balair Boeing 767-300 flying into Zurich last April, forcing the pilots to enter a holding pattern and "jerk" the yoke to regain elevator use and land the plane, Swiss aviation authorities concluded. As they flew their approach, the pilots noticed the 767 wasn't...

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