2003 aviation accident in North Carolina, United States
Air Midwest Flight 5481
An Air Midwest Beechcraft 1900D operating for USAir Express, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
Date
January 8, 2003 (January 8, 2003)
Summary
Stall due to maintenance error, overloading[1]
Site
Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 35°12′25″N80°56′46.85″W / 35.20694°N 80.9463472°W / 35.20694; -80.9463472
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Beechcraft 1900D
Operator
Air Midwest d/b/a US Airways Express
IATA flight No.
ZV5481
ICAO flight No.
AMW5481
Call sign
AIR MIDWEST 5481
Registration
N233YV
Flight origin
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Destination
Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport
Occupants
21
Passengers
19
Crew
2
Fatalities
21
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground injuries
1
Air Midwest Flight 5481 was a Beechcraft 1900D on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. On the morning of January 8, 2003, the Beechcraft stalled while departing Charlotte Douglas International Airport and crashed into an aircraft hangar, killing all 21 passengers and crew aboard and injuring one person on the ground.
^Aircraft Accident Report: Loss of Pitch Control During Takeoff, Air Midwest Flight 5481, Raytheon (Beechcraft) 1900D, N233YV, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 8, 2003(PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. February 26, 2004. NTSB/AAR-04/01.
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