1996 Quincy Airport disaster

Coordinates: 39°56′27.4″N 91°11′39.3″W / 39.940944°N 91.194250°W / 39.940944; -91.194250
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United Express Flight 5925
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
StopoverBurlington Airport
DestinationQuincy Municipal Airport
Occupants12
Passengers10
Crew2
Fatalities12 (Initially 0)
Survivors0 (Initially 12)
Second aircraft

A Beechcraft King Air A90 similar to the one involved.
TypeBeechcraft 65-A90 King Air
OperatorPrivate
Call signKING AIR 1127 DELTA[1]
RegistrationN1127D[3]
Occupants2
Passengers0
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0

United Express Flight 5925, operated by

King Air, that was taking off from an intersecting runway. The crash was known as the Quincy runway disaster. Fourteen people (twelve on board the 1900 and two on board the King Air) were killed as a result.[1]

Accident

Wreckage of the Beechcraft 1900C

Common Traffic Advisory Frequency. On approach, Captain Gathje inquired as to whether the King Air would hold short of the runway, or depart before their arrival. After receiving no response, Gathje called again and received a reply from the Cherokee that they were holding short of Runway 4. However, because of a simultaneous sound emitted by the ground proximity warning system in the 1900's cockpit, only part of the transmission was received by the 1900. As a result, the United Express crew misunderstood the transmission as an indication that both the King Air and the Cherokee would not take off until after Flight 5925 had cleared the runway.[6]

Assuming that both planes were holding short, Flight 5925 landed on Runway 13. However, the King Air had taxied into position on Runway 4 and had begun its takeoff roll when Flight 5925 landed. Both aircraft collided at the intersection of Runways 4 and 13. The aircraft skidded for 110 feet (34 m), coming to rest alongside Runway 13, and caught fire. All 12 aboard the United Express flight survived the initial impact but were trapped inside by a jammed door. Several pilots in the vicinity of the crash came to the scene but were unable to open the doors of the aircraft before both planes were destroyed by fire. All 12 aboard Flight 5925 and both pilots of the King Air, Neal Reinwald (63) and Laura Winkleman Brooks (34), died from smoke inhalation.[1]: 19 

Cause

Diagram of aircraft positions involved in the accident.

The

rescue and firefighting equipment was cited as a factor in the high fatality rate.[1]

In popular culture

The crash was featured in the 15th season of the television documentary series Mayday in an episode titled "Fatal Transmission", which featured interviews with witnesses and accident investigators and a dramatic reenactment of the crash.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    does not have the Voorhis response.
  2. ^ "FAA Registry (N87GL)". Federal Aviation Administration.
  3. ^ "FAA Registry (N1127D)". Federal Aviation Administration.
  4. ^ "Katherine Leah "Kate" Anderson Gathje (1966-1996)". www.findagrave.com. Find a Grave. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "OBIT". Quad-City Times. November 23, 1996. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C-1 N87GL Quincy Municipal Airport, IL (UIN)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  7. National Geographic Channel
    .

External links

External videos
video icon "Disaster Strikes as Two Planes Collide on the Same Runway". Smithsonian Channel. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021.
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