Flagship Airlines Flight 3379

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Crash of a regional US airliner in 1994

35°50′05″N 78°52′01″W / 35.834722°N 78.866944°W / 35.834722; -78.866944AircraftAircraft typeJetstream 32OperatorFlagship Airlines dba American EagleCall signEAGLE FLIGHT 379^[2]RegistrationN918AEFlight originPiedmont Triad International AirportDestinationRaleigh–Durham International AirportOccupants20Passengers18Crew2Fatalities15Injuries5Survivors5

Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 was a scheduled flight under the American Eagle branding from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport during which a British Aerospace Jetstream crashed while executing a missed approach to the Raleigh–Durham International Airport on the evening of Tuesday, December 13, 1994. The two pilots and 13 passengers died in the crash; five passengers survived with serious injuries.^[1]^[3]

The flight route from Greensboro to Raleigh is about 70 miles (110 km). Observers at the crash scene said it was foggy and sleeting. The airport reported a temperature of 37 °F (3 °C) with steady drizzle.^[3]

Aircraft and crew

The crew for Flight 3379 were Captain Michael Hillis, 29, and First Officer Matthew Sailor, 25.^[4]

The aircraft was manufactured in 1991 and had logged 6,577 flying hours.^[5]

Investigation

On October 24, 1995, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released their report on the crash. The crash was blamed on Captain Hillis incorrectly assuming that an engine had failed. Hillis also failed to follow approved procedures for engine failure single-engine approach, go-around, and stall recovery. Flagship Airlines management was blamed for failing to identify, document, monitor, and remedy deficiencies in pilot performance and training.^[2]^[6]

Memorial

In May 2016, a memorial was dedicated at Carpenter Park in Cary, NC, USA to the passengers, crew, families, and responders of both Flight 3379 and AVAir Flight 3378, which crashed near the RDU Airport while dba American Eagle in 1988.^[7]

In popular culture

The crash was featured on season 22 of the Canadian documentary series Mayday, in the episode titled "Turboprop Terror".^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Ranter, Harro. "Accident Description". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Uncontrolled collision with terrain, Flagship Airlines, Inc., dba American Eagle Flight 3379, BAe Jetstream 3201, N918AE, Morrisville, North Carolina, December 13, 1994" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. October 24, 1995. NTSB/AAR-95/07. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
^ ^a ^b Jackson, Robert L. (December 14, 1994). "American Eagle Plane Crashes in N.C.; 15 Killed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "Engine Failed Before Crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^ "NTSB". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. May 10, 1995. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
^ "NTSB Identification: DCA95MA006". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. June 22, 1996. DCA95MA006. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
^ "Cary memorial names fallen from pair of Triangle plane crashes". WRAL-TV. May 14, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
^ Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 at IMDb

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v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1994 (1994)
Jan 3 Baikal Airlines Flight 130 Jan 7 United Express Flight 6291 Feb 24 Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9045 Feb 28 Banja Luka incident Mar 8 Indira Gandhi Airport collision Mar 17 Iranian Air Force C-130 shootdown Mar 19 British Army Lynx shootdown Mar 23 Aeroflot Flight 593 Mar 23 Green Ramp disaster Apr 4 KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 Apr 6 Assassination of Habyarimana and Ntaryamira Apr 7 Federal Express Flight 705 Apr 14 Black Hawk shootdown Apr 24 South Pacific Airmotive DC-3 crash Apr 26 China Airlines Flight 140 Jun 2 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash Jun 6 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 Jun 24 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash Jun 30 Airbus Industrie Flight 129 Jul 1 Air Mauritanie Flight 625 Jul 2 USAir Flight 1016 Jul 19 Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 Aug 10 Korean Air Flight 2033 Aug 21 Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 Sep 8 USAir Flight 427 Sep 26 Vanavara air disaster Oct 12 Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 Oct 31 American Eagle Flight 4184 Nov 3 SAS Flight 347 Nov 22 TWA Flight 427 Dec 11 Philippine Airlines Flight 434 Dec 13 Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 Dec 19 Nigeria Airways Flight 9805 Dec 21 Air Algérie Flight 702P Dec 24 Air France Flight 8969 Dec 29 Turkish Airlines Flight 278
1993 ◄ ► 1995

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1994 (1994)

Jan 3

Baikal Airlines Flight 130

Jan 7

United Express Flight 6291

Feb 24

Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9045

Feb 28

Banja Luka incident

Mar 8

Indira Gandhi Airport collision

Mar 17

Iranian Air Force C-130 shootdown

Mar 19

British Army Lynx shootdown

Mar 23

Aeroflot Flight 593

Mar 23

Green Ramp disaster

Apr 4

KLM Cityhopper Flight 433

Apr 6

Assassination of Habyarimana and Ntaryamira

Apr 7

Federal Express Flight 705

Apr 14

Black Hawk shootdown

Apr 24

South Pacific Airmotive DC-3 crash

Apr 26

China Airlines Flight 140

Jun 2

Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash

Jun 6

China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303

Jun 24

Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash

Jun 30

Airbus Industrie Flight 129

Jul 1

Air Mauritanie Flight 625

Jul 2

USAir Flight 1016

Jul 19

Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901

Aug 10

Korean Air Flight 2033

Aug 21

Royal Air Maroc Flight 630

Sep 8

USAir Flight 427

Sep 26

Vanavara air disaster

Oct 12

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746

Oct 31

American Eagle Flight 4184

Nov 3

SAS Flight 347

Nov 22

TWA Flight 427

Dec 11

Philippine Airlines Flight 434

Dec 13

Flagship Airlines Flight 3379

Dec 19

Nigeria Airways Flight 9805

Dec 21

Air Algérie Flight 702P

Dec 24

Air France Flight 8969

Dec 29

Turkish Airlines Flight 278

1993 ◄ ► 1995

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1990s
1990	Northwest Airlines Flight 5 Avianca Flight 052 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254 Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan Wayne County Airport runway collision
1991	Los Angeles runway disaster Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 United Airlines Flight 585 Merion air disaster Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 L'Express Airlines Flight 508 Continental Express Flight 2574 Vallejo helicopter crash
1992	CommutAir Flight 4821 Air Transport International Flight 805 USAir Flight 405 American Eagle Flight 5456 GP Express Airlines Flight 861 TWA Flight 843
1993	Lufthansa Flight 592 Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E Alan Kulwicki plane crash China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 American Airlines Flight 102 American International Airways Flight 808 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719
1994	United Express Flight 6291 Green Ramp disaster Federal Express Flight 705 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash USAir Flight 1016 USAir Flight 427 American Eagle Flight 4184 TWA Flight 427 Flagship Airlines Flight 3379
1995	Air Transport International Flight 782 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident American Airlines Flight 1572 Tower Air Flight 41
1996	ValuJet Flight 592 Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 TWA Flight 800 FedEx Express Flight 1406 Quincy Airport disaster Airborne Express Flight 827 New Hampshire Learjet crash
1997	Comair Flight 3272 FedEx Express Flight 14 Korean Air Flight 801 Fine Air Flight 101 John Denver
1998	United Airlines Flight 863
1999	American Airlines Flight 1420 Martha's Vineyard plane crash South Dakota Learjet crash
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