Date: | March 22, 1992 |
Location: | La Guardia Airport, New York, New York |
Aircraft: | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 |
Reg: | N485US |
Airline: | USAir |
Flight No: | 405 |
Fatalities: | 51 :27 |
After liftoff, the plane stalled, crashed and came to rest inverted and partially submerged in Flushing Bay. Thirty-five minutes elapsed between the last de-icing and takeoff during which ice accumulated on the wings. |