US Airways - Incidents and Accidents

Incidents and Accidents

The incidents and crashes listed below include only those of US Airways and US Air (and not predecessor or merger airlines such as Allegheny, Piedmont, PSA or America West; or partnering regional commuter airlines operating US Airways flights under the brand US Airways Express).

US Airways Reported Incidents
Flight Date Aircraft Location Description Injuries
Fatal Serious Minor Uninjured
499 February 21, 1986 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 Erie, Pennsylvania Overran snow covered runway 1 22
5050 September 20, 1989 Boeing 737-400 Flushing, New York Deflection of rudder during takeoff 2 3 18 40
1493 February 1, 1991 Boeing 737-300 Los Angeles, California ATC controller separation error 34 13 17 37
405 March 22, 1992 Fokker 28-4000 Flushing, New York Improper deicing procedures, pilot error 27 9 12 3
1016 July 2, 1994 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Charlotte, North Carolina Windshear during missed approach 37 16 4
427 September 8, 1994 Boeing 737-300 Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Uncommanded rudder deflection 132
1172 October 16, 2003 Airbus A319-100 Tampa, Florida Failure of brake steering control unit (BSCU) during taxi 1 2 103
1549 January 15, 2009 Airbus A320-200 New York Bird strike in engines, and dual engine failure (NTSB) (approx. 77 people treated for hypothermia) 155

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