Aircraft Accident Report: Loss of Pitch Control During Takeoff Air Midwest Flight 5481 Raytheon 1900D, N233YV Charlotte, North Carolina January 8, 2003

On January 8, 2003, about 0847:28 eastern standard time, Air Midwest (king business as U.S. Airways Express) flight 5481, a Raytheon 1900D, N233YV, crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 18R at Charlotte-Doulas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina.