 Wreckage of Flight 5050 in the Bowery Bay | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 20, 1989 |
| Summary | Pilot error, rejected takeoff[1] |
| Site | Bowery Bay near LaGuardia Airport, New York, United States |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-400 |
| Operator | USAir |
| IATA flight No. | US5050 |
| ICAO flight No. | USA5050 |
| Call sign | US AIR 5050 |
| Registration | N416US |
| Flight origin | LaGuardia Airport |
| Destination | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport |
| Occupants | 63 |
| Passengers | 57 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 21 |
| Survivors | 61 |
USAir Flight 5050 was a passenger flight that crashed on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. As the plane took off from LaGuardia's runway 31, the plane drifted to the left. After hearing a loud bang, the pilots attempted to reject the takeoff, but were unable to stop the plane short of the end of the runway. The plane continued past the end of the runway and plunged into Bowery Bay. Two passengers were killed.
- ^ USAir, Inc., Boeing 737-400, LaGuardia Airport, Flushing, New York September 20, 1989 (PDF) (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. July 3, 1990. NTSB/AAR-90/03. Retrieved September 2, 2016.