Everything you ever wanted to know about the most prolific crashes (educationally speaking) in the history of worldwide aviation are available in a new database arranged and enhanced by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
The agency today announced that it has added 10 more crashes to the list, bringing the total to 30.
Included in the new data is the Comair EMB-120 crash near Monroe, Michigan, in 1997.
The on-line format makes it easy to access informative tidbits, for instance an animation from the report shows the flight path of the twin-engine turboprop as it approached the airport that night. A still picture from the animation is pictured here...
Attributed to in-flight icing, the crash killed all 26 passengers and three crew members. Along with the deadly ATR-72 crash near Roselawn, Indiana, in 1994, the Monroe accident became a seminal event highlighting the dangers of flying in known icing conditions.
The information is very timely given the increased tempo that we'll soon see regarding the Colgan Air Q400 crash in Buffalo on 12 February. The US National Transportation Board is preparing for a public meeting on the fatal accident May 12-14 in Washington DC.
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