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.
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
1993
136 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aeronautics , Aviation accidents , Accident investigations , Takeoff , Crash , Stalling , Ice removal , Weather , Fatalities , Damage , Fire , Recommendations , New York , Impact , Rescue operations , Fokker F-28 aircraft , Flushing(New York) , USAIR Flight 405