Douglas DC-9 crash, Sep 6, 1985 (31 killed), Milwaukee
Douglas DC-9 accident on September 6, 1985 near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States with 31 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB attributed the crash to the...
- Date: September 6, 1985
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The NTSB attributed the crash to the flight crew improperly using the flight controls after an uncontained right engine failure led to an accelerated stall, with lack of crew coordination as a contributing factor.
Midwest Express Flight 105, a DC-9-14 that had stopped in Milwaukee on a flight to Atlanta, lost its right engine shortly after takeoff from General Mitchell Field on 6 September 1985. The aircraft rolled, entered an accelerated stall and crashed about 1,680 feet beyond the end of runway 19R, killing all 31 people aboard.