Recent Commuter Jet Crashes in U.S.
Posted on: Sunday, 27 August 2006, 15:00 CDT
By The Associated Press
Some of the recent commuter jet crashes in the United States:
- Aug. 27, 2006: Comair Flight 5191 crashed on takeoff from Lexington, Ky.'s Blue Grass Airport, killing 49 of the 50 people aboard. It was bound for Atlanta.
- Oct. 19, 2004: Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashed in woods as it approached Kirksville airport in northeastern Missouri, killing 13 of the 15 people on board. The plane was on a regular route from St. Louis. Federal investigators blamed pilot error.
- Jan. 8, 2003: US Airways Express Flight 5481 crashed shortly after leaving the Charlotte airport for Greer, S.C. All 19 passengers and the two crew members were killed. The NTSB determined that incorrect rigging of the plane's elevator control system caused the plane to lose pitch control during takeoff, resulting in the crash.
- Aug. 21, 1995: Southeast Airlines Flight 529, a commuter flight from Atlanta to Mississippi, crashed during an emergency landing in a hayfield near Carrolton, Ga., killing eight of the 29 people aboard. A propeller blade broke off mid-flight, causing the aircraft to lose control. Federal investigators blamed the fractured propeller on poor maintenance procedures.
- Dec 13, 1994: American Eagle Flight 3379 from Greensboro to Raleigh, N.C., crashed in fog four miles from its destination, killing 15 of the 20 people aboard. Federal investigators blamed pilot error.
- Oct. 31, 1994: American Eagle Flight 4184 from Indianapolis to Chicago crashed in Roselawn, Ind., killing all 68 aboard. Investigators blamed ice buildups on the aircraft's wings, which caused it to suddenly roll out of control.
- Dec. 1, 1993: Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashed into a hillside near Hibbing, Minn., on its landing approach from Minneapolis, killing all 18 people aboard the aircraft. Investigators attributed the crash to pilot error, which led to a breakdown in crew coordination and loss of altitude awareness by the flight crew.
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Source: National Transportation Safety Board
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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