Air disaster

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254

9 Apr 1990 · 33.98° N, 86.09° W

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When
9 Apr 1990
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
33.98° N, 86.09° W
Description
mid-air collision
Deaths
2
Cause
aviation accident

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254

1990 mid-air collision

On April 9, 1990, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254, a scheduled passenger flight from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Gadsden, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, was involved in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden. The collision resulted in the death of the pilot and passenger of the Cessna 172, whereas the Embraer 120 landed safely, saving all seven people on board.

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