United Express Flight 6291
United Express Flight 6291 was a scheduled United Express flight from Washington Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. to Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. On January 7, 1994, this flight suffered an accident, killing 5 of the 8 people on board the plane.
_AN0067681.jpg.webp) A United Express Jetstream 41, sister ship to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 7, 1994 |
| Summary | Stalled on approach due to pilot error |
| Site | Gahanna, near Port Columbus International Airport, United States 39°59′31.8″N 82°50′49.8″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | British Aerospace Jetstream 41 |
| Operator | Atlantic Coast Airlines DBA United Express |
| Call sign | BLUE RIDGE 291 |
| Registration | N304UE |
| Flight origin | Washington Dulles International Airport |
| Destination | Port Columbus International Airport |
| Occupants | 8 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 3 |
It was a service operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines on behalf of United Express. The two pilots, the flight attendant, and two passengers died in the crash.[1]
In television
The crash of Flight 6291 was covered in "Slam Dunk", a Season 19 episode of the internationally syndicated Canadian TV documentary series Air Crash Investigation.[2]
References
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident British Aerospace 4101 Jetstream 41 N304UE Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- "Slam Dunk". Mayday. Season 19. Episode 10. Cineflix. 2019-03-11. Discovery Channel Canada.
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