CommutAir Flight 4821
1992 aviation accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On Friday, January 3, 1992, a Beechcraft 1900 operating CommutAir Flight 4821 crashed into a wooded hillside near Gabriels, New York while conducting an ILS approach to Runway 23 at the Adirondack Regional Airport. The cause of the accident was determined to be pilot error. There were two people killed in the crash, and two survivors.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | January 3, 1992 (1992-01-03) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Gabriels, near Adirondack Regional Airport, Saranac Lake, New York, United States 44.421°N 74.191°W / 44.421; -74.191 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Beechcraft 1900C |
Operator | CommutAir doing business as USAir Express |
Registration | N55000 |
Flight origin | Plattsburgh International Airport, Plattsburgh, New York |
1st stopover | Adirondack Regional Airport, Saranac Lake, New York |
Last stopover | Albany International Airport, Albany, New York |
Destination | Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey |
Occupants | 4 |
Passengers | 2 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 2 |
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