Not quite the same -- the issue wouldn't be that they didn't crank enough, but that cranking was physically impossible due to the aerodynamic load on the stabil

Not quite the same -- the issue wouldn't be that they didn't crank enough, but that cranking was physically impossible due to the aerodynamic load on the stabilizer created by being at high speed with the elevator and stabilizer airflow opposing each other. You'd have to release the elevator in order to regain control of the stabilizer, and you can't do that without losing altitude that you don't have to give.