Colgan Air Flight 9446

Colgan Air Flight 9446
Wreckage of N240CJ
Accident
DateAugust 26, 2003
SummaryCrashed due to maintenance and pilot error[1][2]
SiteYarmouth, Massachusetts, United States
41°37′N 70°15′W / 41.617°N 70.250°W / 41.617; -70.250
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBeechcraft 1900D
OperatorColgan Air dba US Airways Express
IATA flight No.9L9446
ICAO flight No.CJC9446
Call signCOLGAN 9446
RegistrationN240CJ
Flight originBarnstable Municipal Airport, Hyannis, Massachusetts
DestinationAlbany International Airport, Albany, New York
Occupants2
Passengers0
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0

Colgan Air Flight 9446 was a repositioning flight operated by Colgan Air for US Airways Express. On August 26, 2003, the Beechcraft 1900D crashed into water 300 feet (91 m) offshore from Yarmouth, Massachusetts, shortly after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis.[1] Both pilots were killed.[3][4][5]: 85 [6][excessive citations]

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  2. ^ "Full narrative (Colgan Air Flight 9446)". National Transportation Safety Board. August 31, 2004. NYC03MA183. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Update on NTSB Investigations into Recent Beech 1900D Accidents and Incidents". National Transportation Safety Board. November 21, 2003. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Gouveia, Aaron (February 13, 2009). "Buffalo crash airline had Cape crash in 2003". Cape Cod Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Aircraft Accident Report, Loss of Pitch Control During Takeoff, Air Midwest Flight 5481, Raytheon (Beechcraft) 1900D, N233YV, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 8, 2003 (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB/AAR-04/01. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2015.
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