The wreckage of N8396A, stored in Rantoul, Kansas, April 2013
Accident
Date
October 14, 2004 (2004-10-14)
Summary
Pilot error leading to dual engine flameout[1]
Site
Near Jefferson City Memorial Airport, Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. 38°32′57″N92°8′36″W / 38.54917°N 92.14333°W / 38.54917; -92.14333
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Bombardier CRJ200
Operator
Pinnacle Airlines (d/b/a Northwest Airlink)
IATA flight No.
9E3701
ICAO flight No.
FLG3701
Call sign
FLAGSHIP 3701
Registration
N8396A
Flight origin
Little Rock National Airport
Destination
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
Occupants
2
Passengers
0
Crew
2
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
On October 14, 2004, Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 (ICAO: FLG3701, IATA: 9E3701, or Flagship 3701) crashed near Jefferson City, Missouri while flying from Little Rock National Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. The two pilots, the only occupants, were killed. Federal investigators determined the crash was due to the pilots' unprofessional behavior and disregard for training and procedures.[1][2]
^ abAircraft Accident Report, Crash of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701, Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N8396A, Jefferson City, Missouri, October 14, 2004(PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. January 9, 2007. NTSB/AAR-07-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
^Wald, Matthew L. (June 14, 2005). "Just Before Dying, a Thrill at 41,000 Feet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
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