Midwest Airlines, Inc.
Also recorded as: MIDWEST AIRLINES INC, Midwest Airlines, Inc.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Midwest Airlines, Inc. (per NTSB report)
The inadvertent partial inflation of the evacuation slide within the tailcone during takeoff and subsequent binding of the elevator control cables. The partial inflation resulted from the tailcone evacuation slide cover failing to be secured to the floor fittings on the walkway for undetermined reasons.
Operated by Midwest Airlines, Inc. (per NTSB report)
Ground personnel failed to verify the clearance between the airplanes prior to signaling the crew that they were cleared to taxi. A factor associated with the accident was the parked airplane which was contacted.
Operated by Midwest Airlines Inc. (per NTSB report)
Water dilution of the grease, which resulted in the failure of the number 4 wheel bearing.
Operated by Midwest Airlines — Flag carrier (121) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)
A loss of reliable airspeed indication due to an accumulation of ice on the air data/pitot sensors. Contributing to the incident was the flight crew's improper response to the erroneous airspeed indications, their lack of coordination during the initial recovery of the airplane to controlled flight, and icing conditions.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 2011-02-22
Sanction: 13,500 · case closed 2005-10-20
Sanction: 20,800 · case closed 2005-10-20
Sanction: $24,000 · case closed 2005-06-10
Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 2004-12-16
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N804ME | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N904ME | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N910ME | SOCATA TBM 700 | 2017 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N924ME | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
- N804ME — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N904ME — records 2006 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N924ME — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N910ME (SOCATA TBM 700) — records 2005 · now operated by TAILWIND AIR, LLC