, effectuant le vol Northwest Airlink 5719 reliant l' aéroport international de Minneapolis-Saint Paul à l' aéroport international de Falls (en), dans le Minnesota, avec une escale à Hibbing (Minnesota), est entré en collision avec un groupe d’arbres dans une forêt lors de son approche finale sur Hibbing et s’est écrasé juste à l’est de l'aéroport tuant les 16 passagers et les deux pilotes présents à bord. Crew Capt. The cockpit voice recorder raises disturbing questions about an inexperienced pilot.
Contributing to the accident were: the failure of the company management to adequately address the previously identified deficiencies in airmanship and crew resource management of the captain; the failure of the company to identify and correct a widespread, unapproved practice during instrument approach procedures; and the Federal Aviation Administration's inadequate surveillance and oversight of the air carrier. The twin-engine Jetstream 31 -- Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 -- crashed near Hibbing, Minn., Dec. 1, killing all 18 people on board.
In all likelihood, that made Northwest Airlink flight 5719 the latest case of controlled flight into terrain, or CFIT, one of the most common types of accidents involving airplanes of any size.
There were 16 passengers on board the Jetstream 31, a twin-engine turboprop manufactured by British Aerospace,Flight 5719 took off over 40 minutes late from Minneapolis-St. Paul. Undated (AP) _ A complete list of 18 people killed Wednesday in the crash of a Northwest Airlink plane, as provided by airport officials, obituary notices, friends and relatives. Marvin Falitz, 42, Burnsville, Minn. First Officer Chad Erickson, 25, Plymouth, Minn. The aircraft was further delayed when it was deemed overweight for departure, requiring the removal of one passenger from the aircraft.Until moments before the crash, Flight 5719 was uneventful and no emergency was declared.The aircraft continued its descent through the 2,040-foot (620 m) step-down altitude. "The crash of Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 was covered in "
Contribuant à l’accident : la défaillance de la direction de la compagnie à traiter de manière adéquate les déficiences précédemment identifiées en matière de maîtrise de soi et de la 5 recommandations de sécurité ont été émises par le L'accident a fait l'objet d'un épisode dans la série télévisée Accidents et incidents aériens de la série télévisée Investigators face intense pressure to find the cause. A chief pilot described Falitz as competent but prone to outbursts of anger – even taking out his anger on an operational plane doing dangerous maneuvers inflight – and intimidating and provocative behavior with colleagues.The concluding statement from the NTSB report (NTSB/AAR-94/05) provided the following probable cause for the crash of Northwest Airlink Flight 5719: "The captain's actions led to a breakdown in crew coordination and the loss of altitude awareness by the flight crew during an unstabilized approach in night instrument meteorological conditions. This was due to a late arrival and the replacement of landing light bulbs in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Aircraft Accidents and Lessons Unlearned XXXII: Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 Picture by Douglas Bader On December 1, 1993, on approach into Chisolm-Hibbing airport in Minnesota, an Express II Airlines, Inc. Jetstream BA-1300, doing business as (dba) Northwest Airlink, tail registration number N334PX, impacted terrain. On December 1, 1993, the Jetstream 31, operated by Express Airlines II as Northwest Airlink, collided with a group of trees in a forest during final approach to Hibbing, and crashed into two ridges just east of the airport, killing all sixteen passengers and the two pilots on board. It struck the top of a tree, continued for 634 feet (193 m), and struck a group of Falitz was said to have a reputation for following company procedures and being meticulous with flight check lists but three first officers accused him of being deliberately rough on the flight controls.
Killer Attitude (Northwest Airlink Flight 5719) After a routine one-hour flight from Minneapolis, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashes in northern Minnesota, killing everyone on board. Neither police nor the airline has released an official list of victims. Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 was a flight from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport to International Falls Airport in International Falls, Minnesota with a scheduled intermediate stop at Chisholm-Hibbing Airport in Hibbing, Minnesota. Le vol 5719 a décollé avec 40 minutes de retard au départ de l'Jusqu'à quelques instants avant l'accident, le vol 5719 s'était déroulé sans incident et aucune urgence n'avait été déclaréeL’avion a poursuivi sa descente jusqu'à l'impact avec le solLa cause de l'accident a été attribuée à la perte de la situation et de repères concernant l'altitude, ce qui a empêché les pilotes de maintenir l'altitude minimale de descente lors de l'approche, amenant à l'impact avec des arbres et une Le commandant Falitz avait la réputation de suivre les procédures de la compagnie et d’être méticuleux avec les « Les actions du commandant de bord ont entraîné une perte de la coordination de l’équipage et une perte de conscience de l’altitude de la part de l’équipage lors d’une approche non stabilisée dans des conditions météorologiques de nuit.