Improper Maintenance May Have Caused Charlotte, North Carolina Air Midwest Plane Crash
January 10, 2003
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are focusing their investigation of the US Airways Express/Air Midwest commuter plane that crashed Wednesday in Charlotte, North Carolina on maintenance conducted on the aircraft two nights before the accident. According to a NTSB spokesperson, the Beech 1900D turboprop plane's nose took off at a normal 7-degree angle but continued to rise, reaching a 52-degree angle, which most likely caused the aircraft to stall and crash.
Officials are investigating whether mechanics made a mistake while adjusting the plane's elevator system, which controls the aircraft's climb and decent. Flight 5481 was departing for Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport when it crashed on takeoff. The plane clipped a US Airways hangar and burst into flames, killing 21 people.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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