Erie - Charlotte

On January 19, 1988 at 07:13 PM, Erie - Charlotte experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Mountain Air Cargo, with the event recorded near Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the final approach on the instrument landing system, the pilot descended below the glidepath. The aircraft collided with a tree and struck the ground short of the runway threshold. The pilot was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N996SA, MSN 159, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.2107°, -80.9457°.