Beech C99 accident near Birmingham, AL
On July 10, 1991, a Beech C99 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Birmingham, AL. 13 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 10, 1991
- Place
- Birmingham, AL
- Aircraft
- Beech C99 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 13 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.521°N, 86.810°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X17519
Official records · DCA91MA042
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Conditions
- Local time
- 11:12 PM
- Light
- Dusk
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Wind
- 350° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 3 mi
- Cloud ceiling
- 4,800 ft
From Wikipedia
On July 10, 1991, a L'Express Airlines Beechcraft C99, flying as Flight 508 originating in New Orleans, and in transit from Mobile to Birmingham, crashed while attempting to make an ILS approach to Runway 5 (since renumbered to Runway 6) at Birmingham Municipal Airport (now Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport) in Birmingham, Alabama. The plane crashed in the Fairview area near Five Points West in the Ensley neighborhood and subsequently injured four persons on the ground, as well as destroying two homes. Of the 15 occupants on board, there were 13 fatalities. The cause of the crash was attributed to the captain's decision to attempt an instrument approach into severe thunderstorms resulting in a loss of control of the airplane. To date it is the deadliest commercial aviation accident in Alabama history.
Text from Wikipedia, “L'Express Airlines Flight 508”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
