Air Midwest Flight 5481
Smoke rising from the crash site in the background | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 8, 2003 |
| Summary | Stall due to maintenance error, overloading |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | 21 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| Aircraft | |
| N233YV, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2002 | |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft 1900D |
| Operator | Air Midwest on behalf of US Airways Express |
| IATA flight No. | ZV5481 |
| ICAO flight No. | AMW5481 |
| Call sign | AIR MIDWEST 5481 |
| Registration | N233YV |
| Flight origin | Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
| Destination | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 19 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
Air Midwest Flight 5481 was a Beechcraft 1900D on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. On the morning of January 8, 2003, the Beechcraft stalled while departing Charlotte Douglas International Airport and crashed into an aircraft hangar, killing all 21 passengers and crew aboard and injuring one person on the ground.