That was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83.
A tragedy caused by cost cutting bean counters.

Not quite correct.

The "bean counters" never stated that specific maintenance tasks should not be performed in the interest of saving money.

The culture at the airline, however, tended to ignore the need for fully complying with the required maintenance tasks at each check. How this develops is gradual and sinister and is not simply explained by "bean counter".

I wouldn't say it has been fully eradicated. I just said the TAILS never fall off. Hopefully that was just a one time occurrence for Airbus.

I do not recall the rudder hardover issue. What was the solution to that? I do recall the door latching systems got redesigned and retrofitted.

So, the fact that the tail of a Boeing aircraft never separated from the fuselage gives you supreme confidence in all Boeing products over their competition............??

It's not a one time occurrence. It can happen again on any aircraft if the pilot mishandles the controls.

Read up about the 737 crashes in Colorado Springs and Pittsburgh..........and understand that Boeing has its share of issues on poor designs.