NYC97WA091

NTSB accident investigation · British Aerospace BA-31 · Hamilton, Canada · May 9, 1997

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
May 9, 1997, 06:30 local (10:30 UTC)
Place
Hamilton, Canada
Injuries
12 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N854JSBritish Aerospace BA-31
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
Case key
39449

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Aircraft

Registration
N854JS
Reported as
British Aerospace BA-31
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Part 121
Operator
Chautauqua Airlines Inc., doing business as US Airways Express
Departed
YHM
Destination
PIT · Pittsburgh, PA
Flight plan
IFR

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
Wind
230° at 8 knots
Visibility
0.5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
300 ft
Temperature
46 °F, dew point 46 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
YHM