Short Bros. & Harland SD3 30 accident near Charleston, WV
On May 5, 2017, a Short Bros. & Harland SD3 30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Charleston, WV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 5, 2017
- Place
- Charleston, WV
- Aircraft
- Short Bros. & Harland SD3 30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.376°N, 81.593°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170505X00640
Official records · DCA17FA109
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Factual Report Attachment 1: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Factual Report Attachment 2: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 5, 2017, about 0651 eastern daylight time (EDT), Air Cargo Carriers (ACC) flight 1260, a Shorts SD3-30, N334AC, crashed during an attempt to land on runway 5 at Charleston Yeager International Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia. The captain and first officer died, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 as a scheduled cargo flight from Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The accident flight departed SDF about 0541 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan and climbed to the assigned en route altitude of 9,000 ft. No irregularities or operational issues were reported during the takeoff and en route portion of the flight. The flight crew had received automatic terminal information service (ATIS) information "November," which broadcast the 0554 weather observation for CRW, indicating a wind from 080° at 11 knots, 10 miles visibility, scattered clouds at 700 ft above ground level (agl), and a broken ceiling at 1,300 ft agl. A special weather observation was issued about 0630 indicating, among other information, an overcast layer at 500 ft and a remark of valley fog; however, the ATIS wasn't updated to include the new weather observation, and the CRW approach controller did not provide the 0630 special weather observation to the flight crew after the first officer made initial contact about 0637 (see Meteorological Information for more information about the
Probable cause
the flight crew's improper decision to conduct a circling approach contrary to the operator's standard operating procedures (SOP) and the captain's excessive descent rate and maneuvering during the approach, which led to inadvertent, uncontrolled contact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the operator's lack of a formal safety and oversight program to assess hazards and compliance w
From Wikipedia
On May 5, 2017, at around 6:55 AM ET, Air Cargo Carriers Flight 1260, a scheduled domestic feeder cargo flight operated on behalf of UPS using a Short 330-200 aircraft, crashed on landing at Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia. The accident occurred after a flight from Louisville International Airport, Kentucky. Both pilots, the sole occupants on board, were killed in the crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “Air Cargo Carriers Flight 1260”, 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.
