Date: | December 13, 1994 |
Location: | Morrisville, North Carolina |
Aircraft: | British Aerospace Jetstream 3201 |
Reg: | N918AE |
Airline: | American Eagle |
Flight No: | 918 |
Fatalities: | 20 : 15 |
The captain associated the illumination of the left engine ignition light with an engine failure, suspected an engine flame out and decided to execute a missed approach. This eventually led to a stall and the plane crashed 4 miles SW of the runway threshold. |