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Re:Boeing 737 Max: Automated Crashes [video] by secabeen on Monday December 30, 2019 @05:19PM (#21917165)
A bit of the fast side is an understatement. They were at full takeoff power the entire time they were fighting the trim. They never reduced engine power, which would have reduced the forces on the stabilizer. An easy thing to miss certainly, and it was one of many factors that contributed to the crash:

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/what-passengers-expe...

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Re:Boeing 737 Max: Automated Crashes [video] by cjbprime on Monday December 30, 2019 @05:55PM (#21917440)
A possible ameliorating factor: they had an IAS Disagree warning (unreliable airspeed) since takeoff, and it may be policy to keep airspeed up in that case -- not knowing your airspeed means that reducing it may cause a stall.

(Still, they could have asked ATC for an speed reading or used other measurements to convince themselves that it was safe to slow down.)

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