Short 330 crash, Mar 3, 2001 (21 killed), Unadilla
Short 330 accident on March 3, 2001 near Unadilla, Georgia, United States with 21 fatalities. Cause: Crew error in loading: the weight and balance were...
- Date: March 3, 2001
- Aircraft: Short 330
- Location: Unadilla, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew error in loading: the weight and balance were not managed, leaving the aircraft outside its centre of gravity limits. This led to instability, a violent departure from controlled flight, incapacitation of occupants by G-forces and in-flight breakup.
A Florida National Guard Short C-23B Sherpa carrying 18 passengers and three crew from Hurlburt Field to Oceana ran into severe thunderstorm turbulence and windshear over Georgia. It lost height, pitched up, and then broke apart in the air before crashing in a field. All 21 people on board were killed.