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Fairchild Metro III Runway Excursion In Kentucky

No Injuries Reported

T'is the season... to fight Mother nature! Locair flight 151 experienced a runway excursion at SME, in Somerset, KY, while inbound from BWI in wintry conditions. Both pilots and the single passenger were not injured and have not requested medical assistance.

Locair, Inc. is conducting its own internal investigation and will work alongside the NTSB and FAA.

 

LOCAIR, INC. is a Part 135 air-taxi, providing on demand passenger & cargo service to United States and Caribbean destinations. Locair maintains a fleet of 3 Fairchild Metro III aircraft, with seating configurations ranging between 9 and 19 passenger seats; Locair will be adding 2 additional Metro IIIs to their fleet in March 2010.

They also have 1 Fairchild Metro II aircraft available for cargo-only operations. Locair Metros, when carrying cargo, have a capacity between 2,500 pounds (when in a 9/10 seat configuration) up to 4,400 pounds (no passenger seats) and can fly up to 600 miles nonstop with this payload. 

FMI:www.locair.net

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