Incidents and Accidents
- Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286: A Fairchild Metro III crashed near Bayfield, Colorado on January 19, 1988, operated by Trans-Colorado Airlines. Both crew members and 7 of 15 passengers died. Of the surviving passengers one received major injuries and 6 received minor injuries, and one received no injuries.
- Continental Express Flight 2574, flown by Britt Airways, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Laredo International Airport in Laredo, Texas to Houston Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. On September 11, 1991, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia crashed as it was approaching the runway for landing, killing all 14 people on board. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board found that an improperly-maintained horizontal stabilizer failed during approach, causing a severe nose-down pitchover and breakup of the plane.
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