> …it’s generally accepted that the aircraft seized control from the frantic pilots and dove themselves into the ground at near supersonic speeds.
Setting aside the atrocious grammar, this statement is true only because of the relentless barrage of ignorance from reporters repeating lies, half-truths, and rumors as fact. It’s really frustrating to see a professional aviation journal piling on. You don’t have to excuse Boeing’s idiotic design choices to say there was far, far more involved in the chain of events than just that.