Accident · 2001-03-19

NTSB case DCA01MA031 · Embraer EMB-120 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-03-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 (N266CA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: Comair Limited Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): COMAIR INC

Probable cause

the failure of the flight crew to maintain airspeed during an encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane.

Source: NTSB case DCA01MA031

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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