Accident · 1998-02-11

NTSB case FTW98MA126 · Embraer 145-ER · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-02-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Embraer 145-ER (N14931)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CONTINENTAL EXPRESS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CONTINENTAL EXPRESS

Probable cause

The first officer's improper use of the rudder when given a simulated engine failure on takeoff and the pilot-in-command's delayed remedial action which resulted in a loss of control. A factor was the first officer's lack of experience in the regional jet airplane.

Source: NTSB case FTW98MA126

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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