Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 crash, Jul 26, 1993 (3 killed)
Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 accident on July 26, 1993 near Byers, Kansas, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The captain did not adhere to the...
- Date: July 26, 1993
- Aircraft: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100
- Location: Byers, Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The captain did not adhere to the agreed flight test plan and continued past stall warning, and the flightcrew did not ensure the anti-spin chute switches were correctly set. The chute design allowed deployment with the hydraulic lock unlocked, a contributing factor.
A Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100ER test aircraft was performing a steady heading sideslip test near Wichita. The captain continued past the agreed stall-warning point to 21 degrees of sideslip at full rudder, and the jet rolled and entered a deep stall. The copilot tried to deploy the anti-spin chute, but its cockpit switches had not been set correctly and the chute separated from the aircraft. All three crew died.