Accidents and Incidents
- PSA Airlines Flight 495 (US2495/JIA495), a Bombardier CRJ-200 (registered N246PS) overran the runway at Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia on 19 January 2010. This was caused by a rejected take-off. The aircraft was stopped by the EMAS at the end of the runway, sustaining substantial damage to its undercarriage. No one was injured as a result of the incident.
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