| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 20, 1989 |
| Time: | 2321 |
| Location: | La Guardia Airport, New York, New York |
| Operator: | USAir |
| Flight #: | 5050 |
| Route: | New York City - Charlotte, NC |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-737-401 |
| Registration: | N416US |
| cn / ln: | 23884/1643 |
| Aboard: | 63 (passengers:57 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:2 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | During an aborted takeoff, the aircraft overran the runway, hit a wooden approach lighting pier and came to rest partially submerged in shallow water in Bowery Bay. The failure of the captain to exercise his authority in a timely manner to reject or continue the troubled takeoff which was initiated by a mistrimmed rudder. |
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