12:00 06 February 2006Freighters Light aircraft Accident Investigations Fatal Accidents GA Manufacturers
<BR>A fatal mid-air collision occurred yesterday in the US state of Wisconsin involving two Shorts turboprop freighters. <BR><BR>Details are sketchy, but local media in Madison, Wisconsin say two aircraft operated by Milwaukee-based Air Cargo Carriers collided above Watertown, around 70km (38nm) from Madison at around 16:50 yesterday. One of the aircraft has been identified as a Shorts 360 and the other is also thought to be the same type. <BR><BR>The aircraft took off from Milwaukee General Mitchell airport together and were flying together to an as-yet unspecified location when the collision occurred. One aircraft landed safely at Juneau Dodge County airport, a further 27km on from Watertown, while the other crashed, killing all three crew aboard. <BR><BR>According to <A href="http://www.avsoft.co.uk">data provided by Flight International fleet analyst affiliate AvSoft</A>, Air Cargo Carriers operates a fleet of 11 Shorts 330-200 turboprops and 13 360s and 360-300s. The company claim