Flagship Airlines Flight 3379
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35°50′05″N 78°52′01″W / 35.834722°N 78.866944°W / 35.834722; -78.866944
Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 was a scheduled flight under the American Eagle branding from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport during which a British Aerospace Jetstream crashed while executing a missed approach to the Raleigh–Durham International Airport on the evening of Tuesday, December 13, 1994. The two pilots and 13 passengers died in the crash; five passengers survived with serious injuries.[1][3]
The flight route from Greensboro to Raleigh is about 70 miles (110 km). Observers at the crash scene said it was foggy and sleeting. The airport reported a temperature of 37 °F (3 °C) with steady drizzle.[3]
Aircraft and crew
The crew for Flight 3379 were Captain Michael Hillis, 29, and First Officer Matthew Sailor, 25.[4]
The aircraft was manufactured in 1991 and had logged 6,577 flying hours.[5]
Investigation
On October 24, 1995, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released their report on the crash. The crash was blamed on Captain Hillis incorrectly assuming that an engine had failed. Hillis also failed to follow approved procedures for engine failure single-engine approach, go-around, and stall recovery. Flagship Airlines management was blamed for failing to identify, document, monitor, and remedy deficiencies in pilot performance and training.[2][6]
Memorial
In May 2016, a memorial was dedicated at Carpenter Park in Cary, NC, USA to the passengers, crew, families, and responders of both Flight 3379 and AVAir Flight 3378, which crashed near the RDU Airport while dba American Eagle in 1988.[7]
In popular culture
The crash was featured on season 22 of the Canadian documentary series Mayday, in the episode titled "Turboprop Terror".[8]
References
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "Accident Description". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ a b "Uncontrolled collision with terrain, Flagship Airlines, Inc., dba American Eagle Flight 3379, BAe Jetstream 3201, N918AE, Morrisville, North Carolina, December 13, 1994" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. October 24, 1995. NTSB/AAR-95/07. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
- ^ a b Jackson, Robert L. (December 14, 1994). "American Eagle Plane Crashes in N.C.; 15 Killed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Engine Failed Before Crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "NTSB". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. May 10, 1995. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "NTSB Identification: DCA95MA006". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. June 22, 1996. DCA95MA006. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Cary memorial names fallen from pair of Triangle plane crashes". WRAL-TV. May 14, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 at IMDb
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