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'''CommutAir Flight 4821''', a [[Beechcraft 1900|Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner]] operated by [[CommutAir]] for [[USAir Express]], crashed on January 3, 1992. The Beech 1900C was flying from [[Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh]] to [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] when it crashed into wooded mountaintop as it was landing at [[Adirondack Regional Airport]]. Of the 4 people onboard (2 passengers and 2 crew) 2 were killed while the other 2 sustained serious injuries. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in establishing a stabilized approach and cross-checking instruments. Factors related to the accident were: weather conditions and possible precipitation static interference, caused by inadequate grounding between the radome and fuselage that could have resulted in unreliable glide slope indications."<ref>"[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920103-0 ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C-1 N55000 Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK)]." [[Aviation Safety Network]]. Retrieved on July 5, 2009.</ref>
'''CommutAir Flight 4821''', a [[Beechcraft 1900|Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner]] operated by [[CommutAir]] for [[USAir Express]], crashed on January 3, 1992. The Beech 1900C was flying from [[Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh]] to [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] when it crashed into wooded mountaintop as it was landing at [[Adirondack Regional Airport]]. Of the 4 people onboard (2 passengers and 2 crew) 2 were killed while the other 2 sustained serious injuries. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in establishing a stabilized approach and cross-checking instruments. Factors related to the accident were: weather conditions and possible precipitation static interference, caused by inadequate grounding between the radome and fuselage that could have resulted in unreliable glide slope indications."<ref>"[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920103-0 ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C-1 N55000 Saranac Lake-Adirondack Airport, NY (SLK)]." [[Aviation Safety Network]]. Retrieved on July 5, 2009.</ref>



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CommutAir Flight 4821, a Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner operated by CommutAir for USAir Express, crashed on January 3, 1992. The Beech 1900C was flying from Plattsburgh to Saranac Lake when it crashed into wooded mountaintop as it was landing at Adirondack Regional Airport. Of the 4 people onboard (2 passengers and 2 crew) 2 were killed while the other 2 sustained serious injuries. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in establishing a stabilized approach and cross-checking instruments. Factors related to the accident were: weather conditions and possible precipitation static interference, caused by inadequate grounding between the radome and fuselage that could have resulted in unreliable glide slope indications."[1]

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