Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said the 'crew performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control the aircraft.'
Pressure is mounting on Boeing after Ethiopian investigators said pilots flying Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 weren't responsible for the March 10 crash that killed 157 people, shifting blame to the flight-control system that's also suspected in an October crash of the same 757 Max jet.
Investigators found that pilots on the Ethiopian flight turned the anti-stall system off and back on again to try to regain control of the plane, casting doubt on Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration's assertions that the crash may have been avoided had pilots simply followed established safety procedures.
Ethiopian investigators said they would publish their 30-page preliminary report by Friday. It's expected to take several months before they will issue a final report and announce the cause of the crash. The preliminary findings were based on flight data and cockpit voice records on the Boeing 737 Max.
The plane maker is currently under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, the Transportation Department's Inspector General and Congress.
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