> Is there actually any kind of believable “pilot error” that can cause a passenger 737-800 to catch fire in the air and crash? Yes, here's one (on an A300) w

> Is there actually any kind of believable “pilot error” that can cause a passenger 737-800 to catch fire in the air and crash? Yes, here's one (on an A300) where pilot error while operating the rudder sheared off the vertical stabilizer and caused a crash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_587 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_587 There were reports of an explosion/fire in the air, as the plane pulled itself apart. > The crash was witnessed by hundreds of people, 349 of whom gave accounts of what they saw to the NTSB. About half (52%) reported a fire or explosion before the plane hit the ground. Others stated that they saw a wing detach from the aircraft, when in fact it was the vertical stabilizer.