NTSB CONSIDERS FINAL REPORT ON CRASH OF AIR MIDWEST FLIGHT 5481 IN CHARLOTTE, NC

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Thursday, February 26, 2004 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. A final report on a fatal plane crash in Charlotte, North Carolina will be discussed.

On January 8, 2003, Air Midwest flight 5481, a Raytheon (Beechcraft) 1900D, crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 18R at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC. The 2 flight crewmembers and 19 passengers aboard the airplane were killed. One person on the ground received minor injuries and impact forces and postcrash fire destroyed the airplane.

The public may view the meeting via a live or archived webcast by accessing a link under "News & Events" on the NTSB home page at www.ntsb.gov.

Directions to the Board Room: Front Door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board Room will be to your left.

Media Contact: Keith Holloway, (202) 314-6100
hollowk@ntsb.gov