Air disaster

Air Tahoma Flight 185

13 Aug 2004 · 39.01° N, 84.65° W

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When
13 Aug 2004
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
39.01° N, 84.65° W
Description
crash of an US cargo aircraft in 2004
Deaths
1
Injured
1
Participants
2
Cause
pilot error, flameout, fuel starvation

Air Tahoma Flight 185

2004 aviation accident in Kentucky

Air Tahoma Flight 185 was a scheduled cargo flight from Memphis to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport conducted by Air Tahoma as part of a contract to freight parcels for courier firm DHL Aviation. On August 13, 2004, the flight crashed during approach to landing just one mile (1.6 km) short of the runway. The Convair 580, which is a twin engine turboprop, was destroyed upon impact.

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