The report explains the crash of USAir flight 405, a Fokker 28-4000, after an attempted takeoff from runway 13 at LaGuardia Airport, Flushing, New York, on March 22, 1992. The safety issues in the report focus on the weather, USAir's deicing procedures, industry airframe deicing practices, air traffic control aspects of the flight, USAir's takeoff and preflight procedures, and flightcrew qualifications and training. The airplane's impact with the ground, postaccident survivability, and crash/fire/rescue activities are also discussed. Safety recommendations concerning these issues are addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Department of Transportation, and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.


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    Title :

    National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: Takeoff Stall in Icing Conditions, USAIR Flight 405, Fokker F-28, N485US, Laguardia Airport, Flusing , New York, March 22, 1992


    Publication date :

    1993


    Size :

    136 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English