Accidents
Preliminary Reports: Trim woes precede 1900D crash
BEECH 1900D, HYANNIS, MASS., AUG.

BEECH 1900D, HYANNIS, MASS., AUG. 26, 2003–At approximately 7:38 p.m. EDT Beech N240CJ, operated by Colgan Air, crashed after takeoff from Runway 24 at Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) in Hyannis. Both pilots–captain Scott Knabe, 39, and first officer Steven Dean, 38–the only occupants, were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

Shortly after takeoff the crew declared an emergency and was cleared to return and land on Runway 33. While attempting to return to HYA, the aircraft crashed into Nantucket Sound approximately three miles south of Hyannis. It came to rest in approximately 18 feet of water about 100 yards from shore.

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