 A Swearingen SA-226TC Metro II, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 12, 1980 |
| Summary | Loss of control after double engine flame-out |
| Site | Douglas County, 5 km (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) North of Valley, Nebraska, United States 41°22′55″N 96°20′42″W / 41.38194°N 96.34500°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator | Air Wisconsin |
| Call sign | WISCONSIN 965 |
| Registration | N650S |
| Flight origin | Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW/KATW) near Greenville, Wisconsin |
| Stopover | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP/KMSP) |
| Destination | Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK/KLNK) |
| Occupants | 15 |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 13 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
Air Wisconsin Flight 965 (registration N650S) was a flight operated by Air Wisconsin that crashed near Valley, Nebraska, on June 12, 1980. The crash was caused by poor weather conditions making the engines fail and failure to recontrol the aircraft.[1]
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved November 7, 2014.