An AVAir Fairchild Metroliner at that time operated by American Eagle similar to the one involved.
Accident
Date
February 19, 1988
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site
Cary, North Carolina, United States of America 35°52′08″N78°48′36″W / 35.869°N 78.810°W / 35.869; -78.810
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
Operator
AVAir (Air Virginia) dba American Eagle
ICAO flight No.
FVA378
Call sign
AIR VIRGINIA 378
Registration
N622AV
Flight origin
Raleigh-Durham Airport
Destination
Richmond International Airport
Occupants
12
Passengers
10
Crew
2
Fatalities
12
Injuries
0
Survivors
0
AVAir Flight 3378, was a scheduled flight under the American Eagle branding from Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Richmond International Airport which crashed after takeoff from Raleigh-Durham International Airport late on the night of February 19, 1988. All 12 people on board were killed in the accident.
AVAirFlight3378, was a scheduled flight under the American Eagle branding from Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Richmond International Airport...
to the passengers, crew, families, and responders of both Flight 3379 and AVAirFlight3378, which crashed near the RDU Airport while dba American Eagle...
carrier, which later changed names to AVAir. AVAir had rapidly declined into bankruptcy following the AVAirFlight3378 tragedy. AMR Corporation founded Nashville...
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the deaths of all 21 passengers and crew on board. February 19 – AVAirFlight3378, a Swearingen Metroliner III, crashes on takeoff from Raleigh-Durham...
maintenance procedures to detect it. A flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft. February 19, 1988 12 0 0 AVAirFlight3378 Cary North Carolina Fairchild...
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Cary, North Carolina Background History History Samuel Fenton Cary AVAirFlight3378 Areas Carpenter Historic District Cary Historic District Green Level...
business leaders in the early 1970s out of concerns that continued "white flight" from Raleigh's inner-city schools would negatively impact the county's...
Cary, North Carolina Background History History Samuel Fenton Cary AVAirFlight3378 Areas Carpenter Historic District Cary Historic District Green Level...
Cary, North Carolina Background History History Samuel Fenton Cary AVAirFlight3378 Areas Carpenter Historic District Cary Historic District Green Level...
Cary, North Carolina Background History History Samuel Fenton Cary AVAirFlight3378 Areas Carpenter Historic District Cary Historic District Green Level...
Cary, North Carolina Background History History Samuel Fenton Cary AVAirFlight3378 Areas Carpenter Historic District Cary Historic District Green Level...
Cary, North Carolina Background History History Samuel Fenton Cary AVAirFlight3378 Areas Carpenter Historic District Cary Historic District Green Level...
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