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by wmij 1866 days ago
Wake turbulence was a factor in the crash of AA587 from JFK back in 2001. The FO flying the take off encountered wake turbulence from a 747 that took off just prior and overused the rudder in response to the point it snapped the tail of the jet, an A300.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_587