Date: | January 08, 2003 |
Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Aircraft: | Beech BE-1900D |
Reg: | N233YV |
Airline: | US Air Express/Air Midwest |
Flight No: | 5481 |
Fatalities: | 21 : 21 |
The commuter plane was not able to maintain altitude after taking off from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and crashed into the side of a hanger and burst into flames. The airplane's loss of pitch control during takeoff was the result of incorrect rigging of the elevator control system compounded by the airplane's center of gravity, which was substantially aft of the certified aft limit. |