Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)

Summary

On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport seconds after takeoff on a flight to Greenville. All 21 people on board die, and one person on the ground is injured. Investigation showed that the pilots' controls had been improperly adjusted during maintenance, and that the aircraft was overloaded due to outdated formula for calculation of passenger weights.

Guest stars

• Mary Krohnert as Captain Leslie
• Jesse Bond as First Officer Gibbs
• Sharon McFarlane as Air Traffic Controller
• Nathalie Toriel as Investigator Ward
• Johnie Chase as Maintenance Supervisor
• Lorne Hiro as Mechanic
• Jamillah Ross as Ramp Worker
• Catherine Bruce as Tereasa Shepherd