CORPORATE AIRLINES FLIGHT 5996

NTSB Identification: DCA05MA004
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of CORPORATE AIRLINES
Accident occurred Tuesday, October 19, 2004 in Kirksville, MO
Aircraft: British Aerospace Jetstream 32, registration:
Injuries: 13 Fatal, 2 Serious.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On October 19, 2004, about 7:45 p.m. central daylight time, a British Aerospace Jetstream 32 twin-engine turboprop airplane, operating as American Connection Flight 5966 (a feeder commuter for American Airlines), crashed during an instrument approach to the Kirksville Regional Airport in Kirksville, Missouri. The airplane carried 2 crewmembers and 13 passengers. The flight was being operated as a scheduled Part 121 airline flight. It departed from St. Louis, Missouri, about 6:45 pm and was destined for Kirksville.

According to preliminary information, the flight was being vectored by the Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) for the Localizer Distance Measuring Equipment (LOC-DME) approach to runway 36 at Kirksville. The airplane was cleared to descend from 15,000 feet. The airplane reportedly crashed about 4 miles from the runway during the approach.

American Connection is owned and operated by Corporate Airlines, a small commuter airline based in Smyrna, Tennessee.

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