Thu, Jan 09, 2003
US Airways' Family Support Group, on behalf of
Mesa Air Group, is contacting the families of passengers and crew
aboard Air Midwest Flight 5481.
"All of us in the US Airways family are deeply saddened by
today's Air Midwest accident in Charlotte and I wish to extend our
deepest personal sympathy to the families and friends of passengers
and crewmembers aboard the aircraft. Our thoughts and prayers are
with them," said President and CEO David Siegel. "We will continue
to do everything possible to help them in the aftermath of this
tragic event."
A complete list of the passengers and crew on
board Air Midwest Flight 5481 has been provided to the National
Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation
Administration. The following names of passengers and crew are
being released with the permission of families who have been
contacted at this time by specially trained representatives.
Additional names will be released as permission is granted:
Albury,
Caitlin
West Palm Beach (FL)
Albury,
Robin
West Palm Beach (FL)
Congdon,
Mark
Baltimore (MD)
Coyner,
Keith
Fort Lauderdale (FL)
Demartino,
Forrest
Dayton (OH)
Dubois,
Sylvain
Fort Lauderdale (FL)
Fonte, Richard
E.
Jacksonville (FL)
Gibbs, Jonathan (First Officer) Charlotte (NC)
Krassas, Steven
J.
Richmond (VA)
Leslie, Katie
(Captain)
Charlotte (NC)
Spiak, Joseph
M.
Boston (MA)
Sylvia,
Ralph
Richmond (VA)
** Report created 1/9/03 Record
3 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 233YV
Make/Model: B190 Description: 1900
(C-12J)
Date: 01/08/2003 Time: 1347
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: CHARLOTTE State: NC Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIR MIDWEST FLIGHT AMW5481ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM
RUNWAY 18R INTO A US AIRWAYS HANGAR, 21 POB WERE FATALLY INJURIED,
ACFT WAS DESTROYED, CHARLOTTE, NC
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
21
# Crew: 2 Fat:
2 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 19 Fat:
19 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KCLT 081251Z 22006KT 10SM SCT140 BKN250 03/M07 A2975
RMK A02 SLP028 T0033072
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase:
Take-off Operation: Air Carrier
Departed: CHARLOTTE,
NC
Dep Date: 01/08/2003 Dep. Time:
Destination: GREENVILLE,
SC Flt
Plan: IFR Wx
Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: LOCAL CONTROL WEST
Last Clearance: CLRD FOR TAKEOFF
FAA FSDO: CHARLOTTE, NC
(SO33)
Entry date: 01/09/2003
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