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Comair Flight 3272

1997 in MichiganAccidents and incidents involving the Embraer EMB 120 BrasiliaAirliner accidents and incidents caused by iceAirliner accidents and incidents caused by stallsAirliner accidents and incidents in Michigan
Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1997Delta Air Lines accidents and incidentsDisasters in MichiganJanuary 1997 events in the United StatesMonroe County, MichiganUse American English from November 2019Use mdy dates from November 2019
Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia, Comair AN0214402
Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia, Comair AN0214402

Comair Flight 3272 was a Comair flight from Cincinnati,USA to Detroit on Thursday, January 9, 1997. While on approach for landing, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft crashed nose-down 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport at 15:54 EST. All 29 aboard, 26 passengers and three crew members, were killed.The cause of the crash was determined to be inadequate and out of date flight crew procedures for icing conditions. Some of these originated with the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to specify suitable minimum airspeeds for icing conditions, while some were Comair procedure manual defects, including superseded instructions on the use of de-icing boots that did not follow the aircraft manufacturer's instructions.

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Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia, Comair AN0214402
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