"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
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Hard to imagine that the cargo shifted far enough back to cause a problem
in
cruise flight.

And yet, with relatively high-density cargo, this certainly can happen,
especially if the airplane was already near the aft CG limit.

Hard to imagine that a cargo operation would overlook
something like fastening down the cargo.

And yet, it does occasionally happen, and it does occasionally cause an
accident, usually fatal.

Yes, in a perfect world, the people loading the cargo would ensure the cargo
is secured, and the pilot would double-check that it's secured. But we
don't live in a perfect world.

I don't know if that's what happened in this accident, but it certainly
could be a possibility, absent any other information.

Pete