Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17
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Evergreen International Airlines Flight 17 (4U17/EIA17) was a cargo flight operated by Evergreen International Airlines and flown by a McDonnell Douglas DC-9. On March 18, 1989, the flight's planned route was scheduled to take it from Kelly Air Force Base (outside San Antonio, Texas) to Tinker Air Force Base (outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), with a stop at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. The two pilots were the only occupants on board. Shortly after taking off from Carswell, the aircraft's main cargo door opened, the crew lost control of the aircraft and it subsequently crashed while attempting an emergency landing, killing both pilots.[3]
Accident | |
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Date | March 18, 1989 (1989-03-18) |
Summary | Loss of control following cargo door failure |
Site | Saginaw, Texas, near Carswell Air Force Base, United States 32°54′39″N 97°24′45″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F |
Operator | Evergreen International Airlines |
IATA flight No. | 4U17[1]: 1 |
ICAO flight No. | EIA17 |
Call sign | LOGAIR 931[1]: 1 |
Registration | N931F[2] |
Flight origin | Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas |
Stopover | Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas |
Destination | Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma |
Occupants | 2 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Survivors | 0 |