Bowery Bay near LaGuardia Airport, New York, United States
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-400
Operator
USAir
IATA flight No.
US5050
ICAO flight No.
USA5050
Call sign
US AIR 5050
Registration
N416US
Flight origin
LaGuardia Airport
Destination
Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport
Occupants
63
Passengers
57
Crew
6
Fatalities
2
Injuries
21
Survivors
61
USAir Flight 5050 was a passenger flight that crashed on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. As the plane took off from LaGuardia's runway 31, the plane drifted to the left. After hearing a loud bang, the pilots attempted to reject the takeoff, but were unable to stop the plane short of the end of the runway. The plane continued past the end of the runway and plunged into Bowery Bay. Two passengers were killed.
^USAir, Inc., Boeing 737-400, LaGuardia Airport, Flushing, New York September 20, 1989 (PDF) (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. July 3, 1990. NTSB/AAR-90/03. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
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