Fokker F28 Fellowship
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The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a twin-engined, short-range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
A Piedmont F28-1000 on approach (1989)
Prototype one month before its 9 May 1967 first flight
Five-abreast seating
The Mk 2000 has a 87 in (2.2 m) longer fuselage
USAir Flight 405
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USAir Flight 405 was a regularly scheduled American domestic passenger flight between LaGuardia Airport in New York City and Cleveland, Ohio. On March 22, 1992, the Fokker 28 operating the flight cras
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…and exploded in flames. The airframe was not salvageable after the fire was eventually extinguished and was written off. No one died in the crash. USAir Flight 405 – 22 March 1992 (Queens, New York, United States): 27 fatalities, 24 survivors. Due to ice buildup on the wings, pilot error and improper deicing…
Wreckage of the aircraft recovered from Flushing Bay
N485US, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1990 with a previous livery
Flushing Bay, New York, where the aircraft came to rest in a partially inverted position
The crash site of USAir Flight 405 is highlighted by the white oval.