Northwest Airlink 5719 / Slam Dunk Gone Wrong
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Aircraft Accident Investigations - What Kind of Vertical Guidance Do You Need?
The pilot delayed the start of the plane's descent, which meant that the aircraft would have to descend at an excessive rate. So when making the final descent onto the landing strip, the aircraft struck the top of a tree,. continued from more than 600 feet and struck a group of Aspen trees. And finally, the plane collided with two ridges and came to rest inverted, lying on its right side; all 18 people on board were killed.
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