Beechcraft 1900D crash, Jan 8, 2003 (21 killed), Charlott...
Beechcraft 1900D accident on January 8, 2003 near Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina, United States with 21 fatalities. Cause: Loss of pitch control on...
- Date: January 8, 2003
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
- Location: Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of pitch control on takeoff caused by incorrect elevator control rigging compounded by an aft centre of gravity beyond limits, with the operator's maintenance and weight-and-balance oversight and FAA oversight as contributing factors.
A USAir Express Beech 1900D with 21 people aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Charlotte. Its elevator control had been incorrectly rigged, and the aircraft was loaded well aft of its centre of gravity limit, so it lost pitch control. Air Midwest maintenance and the FAA oversight were faulted in the investigation. All 21 aboard died, and one person on the ground was slightly injured.