9 Jan 1997: Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia — Delta Connection, opb Comair

29 fatalities • near Monroe, MI

Accident narrative

Comair Flight 3272 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Comair from Cincinnati International Airport in Kentucky to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Michigan. On January 9, 1997, at 15:54 EST, while on approach for landing, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft crashed nose-down 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, killing all 29 people on board.

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Related events

Same aircraft

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  • 25 Feb 2014 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Guicango)
  • 3 Oct 2013 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Associated Aviation)
  • 2 Aug 2009 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Capital Airlines Ltd.)

Same operator

  • 11 Apr 2011 — Bombardier CRJ-701ER (CL-600-2C10) Regional Jet (Delta Connection, opb Comair)
  • 27 Aug 2006 — Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER (Delta Connection, opb Comair)
  • 21 Jul 2004 — Bombardier CRJ-100ER (Delta Connection, opb Comair)
  • 2 Dec 2003 — Canadair CRJ-100ER (Delta Connection, opb Comair)
  • 19 Mar 2001 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Delta Connection, opb Comair)

Investigation report by Wikidata contributors. Original record: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5150488. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the CC0 (Wikidata).

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