WTVD: “News Channel 11 Nightwatch“ (December 13, 1994)

Part of the 11 p.m. newscast from WTVD/Durham, covering the crash of American Eagle 3379 near Raleigh-Durham International Airport. From Wikipedia: “On December 13, 1994, American Eagle Flight 3379 operated by AMR’s regional airline Flagship Airlines, a Jetstream 31 was on a regularly scheduled service of Raleigh-Greensboro-Raleigh when it crashed into a wooded area about 4 miles (6.4 km) SW of the airport, in the vicinity of Morrisville, NC. Of the 20 onboard (18 passengers and 2 crewmembers) 15 were killed while the 5 survivors received serious injuries. The probable cause of the crash was the pilot not following proper procedure when it came to an engine failure situation.“ [#Incidents_and_accidents]
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