Grand Island - Grand Island

On April 28, 1993 at 11:50 PM, Grand Island - Grand Island experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 99 Airliner, operated by GP-Express Airlines, with the event recorded near Shelton Nebraska.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The flight was a part 135 six-month proficiency check for the pilot in the left seat. Both pilots were check airmen for the commuter air carrier. The flight took off at 2343 after cessation of company revenue operations. The cockpit voice recorder recorded conversation of both pilots discussing aerobatics. The pilot in the left seat started to describe the performance of a prohibited maneuver (apparently a barrel roll). The recording ended before description of the maneuver was completed. The airplane impacted in a nose level attitude with the left wing slightly down. There was evidence the maneuver was performed at an altitude insufficient to assure recovery of the airplane. A filled out grade sheet for the flight being flown was found in the check airman's mailbox. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N115GP, MSN U-228, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.7807°, -98.7341°.