Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair crash, Apr 4, 1997 (2 killed)
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair accident on April 4, 1997 near Griffin, Georgia, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The flightcrew's inadequate...
- Date: April 4, 1997
- Aircraft: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
- Location: Griffin, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flightcrew's inadequate procedures during a rejected takeoff after a possible engine malfunction at a critical moment, and the second pilot's physical impairment from diphenhydramine. Sources differ on whether the takeoff was rejected or continued.
A Custom Air Service Carvair cargo flight from Griffin, Georgia, had its No. 1 engine show a flame colour change and power change during takeoff. The aircraft yawed and its left wing struck a fence and a utility pole, causing a fire in the left wing tank before it hit an abandoned building. Both pilots were killed.