▁. ▁The ▁C ock pit ▁Vo ice ▁Rec order ▁( CV R ) ▁recorded ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁tail st rike . ▁▁ ▁At ▁ 1 6 : 0 5 : 3 5 , ▁captain ▁May ▁said , ▁" let ' s ▁take ▁it ▁off ," ▁with ▁first ▁officer ▁Lo eff ler ▁rep lying , ▁" can ' t ▁control ▁this ▁thing ▁Ron ." ▁The ▁aircraft ▁became ▁air bor ne ▁at ▁ ▁down ▁the ▁run way . ▁ 1 – 2 ▁seconds ▁after ▁take ▁off , ▁the ▁stick - sh aker ▁activ ated , ▁warning ▁the ▁flight ▁crew ▁that ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁st alling . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁pitch ed ▁ 6 0 – 9 0 ▁degrees ▁nose - up , ▁rising ▁only ▁ ▁feet ▁above ▁the ▁ground . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁then ▁rolled ▁ 2 0 ▁degrees ▁to ▁the ▁right , ▁then ▁sharp ly ▁to ▁the ▁left , ▁and ▁st alled ▁in ▁a ▁nose - down ▁position . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁ground ▁at ▁ 1 6 : 0 5 : 5 2 . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁expl oded ▁and ▁burst ▁into ▁fl ames ▁on ▁impact , ▁killing ▁the ▁crew . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Transport ation ▁Saf ety ▁Board ▁( NT SB ) ▁investig ated ▁the ▁crash . ▁The ▁accident ▁was ▁l abeled ▁as ▁" n ons ur viv able ." ▁While ▁exam ining ▁the ▁w reck age , ▁investig ators ▁discovered ▁a ▁foreign ▁object ▁lod ged ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁right ▁elev ator ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁horizontal