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AMW5481

August 18, 2020

An Air Midwest Beechcraft 1900D crashes into a hangar at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport right after take off. Find out how mechanical and company failures contributed to this accident. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

Thanks to our Patron Mike for recommending this accident!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Midwest_Flight_5481

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0401.pdf

https://www.tailstrike.com/080103.htm

https://medium.com/@admiralcloudberg/tipping-the-scales-the-crash-of-air-midwest-flight-5481-caa032313df6

Research Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0401.pdf

“Dead Weight .” Air Disasters, season 1, episode 5, Smithsonian Channel, 12 June 2011.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Midwest_...
In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags USAIR Express, Air Midwest, AMW5481, Beechcraft 1900D, Charlotte, Mechanical Error, Company Error
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