BAe Jetstream 31 crash, May 21, 2000 (19 killed), Wilkes-...
BAe Jetstream 31 accident on May 21, 2000 near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States with 19 fatalities. Cause: The flight crew failed to ensure an...
- Date: May 21, 2000
- Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31
- Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight crew failed to ensure an adequate fuel supply, which led to fuel exhaustion and starvation of both engines. The crew also failed to monitor fuel state and to keep directional control after the first engine stopped.
An on-demand charter Jetstream 31 flew from Atlantic City to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for a casino group with too little fuel. Both engines lost power during an ILS approach in instrument conditions and the aircraft came down about 11 miles south of the airport, where it was destroyed by impact and fire. Nineteen people, two crew and 17 passengers, were killed.