BAe Jetstream 31 crash, Dec 13, 1994 (15 killed), Raleigh...
BAe Jetstream 31 accident on December 13, 1994 near Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States with 15 fatalities. Cause: The captain's improper...
- Date: December 13, 1994
- Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31
- Location: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain's improper assumption that an engine had failed, followed by failure to follow engine-out approach and stall recovery procedures; management failed to identify and remedy deficiencies in pilot performance and training.
American Eagle flight AA3379 from Greensboro was on an ILS approach to Raleigh-Durham when the No. 1 engine ignition light came on. The captain suspected an engine failure and started a missed approach at low speed; the aircraft stalled and descended rapidly in a left turn before striking trees about 4 nm from the runway threshold. Fifteen occupants were killed and five passengers survived.