Flagship Airlines Flight 3379

Historical eventDecember 131994

Flagship Airlines Flight 3379

Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 crashes in Morrisville, North Carolina, near Raleigh–Durham International Airport, killing 15.

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When
Tuesday, December 13 199432 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Dates: From 1994.

What happened

Investigation The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened an investigation into the cause of the crash. [ 1 ] The analysis found that during the approach to runway 5L, the captain became distracted by a warning light going off in the cockpit and assumed that an engine had failed. [ 1 ] In response, the captain called for a go-around and try the landing again. [ 1 ] However, the captain mishandled the go-around procedure,

Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Greensboro to Raleigh, North Carolina. On December 13, 1994, the aircraft operating the flight entered a stall on approach to Raleigh-Durham International Airport and crashed 4 miles southwest of the runway threshold, killing both pilots and 13 of the 18 passengers. The remaining occupants suffered injuries. The investigation found that the aircraft had executed a go-around on approach which was mishandled,

December 13 through the years

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December 13 1994 — 32 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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