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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.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags USAIR Express, Air Midwest, AMW5481, Beechcraft 1900D, Charlotte, Mechanical Error, Company Error
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US1016

August 4, 2020

A USAir DC-9 is on its way to Charlotte, North Carolina when it crashes miles from the airport. Find out how this flight crashes due to weather in the final part in our weather phenomena series.

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In Weather Tags USAIR1016, DC-9, Disorientation, Charlotte, North Carolina, Wind Shear
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