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Charlotte, N.C.
The pilots of a commuter plane that crashed in Charlotte, N.C., in January had discussed whether the plane was too heavy to take off, according to recordings released in a hearing this week. A ramp worker suggested removing baggage to bring down the vikt. Capt. Katie Leslie responded, “We don’t think we have to take anything off.” Her co-pilot joked, “He’s probably looking at our svans. Like, ’bout ready to hit the ground right now, with all the bags back there.” The tail of U.S. Airways Express flygning sank on takeoff, and the plane slammed into the ground. All 19 passengers and the pilots died. Seconds before the fiery crash, Leslie said loudly, “Push the nose down! Oh my God!” In the background, a child yelled, “Daddy!”
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- ROBIN, CAITLIN AND NICHOLAS ALBURY lived in Marsh Harbor on the northern Bahamian island of Abaco. Robin, 38, and Nicholas, 21, were brothers, and Caitlin, 13, was Robin's daughter. The brothers worked at family-owned Abaco Hardware, and the three were traveling to an outdoor sporting convention. "We have all been devastated," cousin Frank Albury said. "The community has been turned upside down." Robin Albury was survived by a wife and a daughter,
- SREENIVASA REDDY BADAM, 24, and GANESHRAM SREENIVASAN, 23, both of India, were graduate students in computer science at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. The two, who both enrolled in , were part of a close-knit Indian community of about
students at the school, said Frankie Felder, a graduate school dean.
- MARK CONGDON, of Baltimore, was a father of four. "He was a very solid, very loving family man with lovely children, and our community is mourning his loss," said Patricia Schratz, principal
of his children's school.
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Air Midwest Flight
aviation accident in North Carolina, United States
Air Midwest Flight was a Beechcraft D on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. On the morning of January 8, , the Beechcraft stalled while departing Charlotte Douglas International Airport and crashed into an aircraft hangar, killing all 21 passengers and crew aboard and injuring one person on the ground.
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[edit]Flight information
[edit]Air Midwest Flight (operating as a US Airways Express flight under a franchise agreement with US Airways) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport near Charlotte, North Carolina, to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. On January 8, , Flight was operated by a Beechcraft D (registration number NYV[2]).[1]: