They did not report any issues with the aircraft. That crew returned the aircraft to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport the following morning. The captain was the Pilot Flying on that last leg and, after the flight, the first officer, as Pilot Monitoring, commented that, “everything was normal” and “it was a good flying airplane.” Nothing seemed amiss.Ī different crew then used the aircraft for a flight to Lynchburg, Virginia. That day, the aircraft flew six flight legs, with the final flight from Huntington, West Virginia to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was returned to service on the morning of the 7th of January. On the night of the 6th of January 2003, the Beechcraft 1900D registered N233YV was brought in for a maintenance check. It is the most popular version of the Beechcraft 1900 series. The 1900D also has more powerful engines, modified propellers, winglets and a larger tail. The 1900D expanded the cabin height in order to allow passengers to walk upright. The next model replaced the aft door with an enlarged cargo door, as a nineteen-seater plane really doesn’t need two points of access. The original design had two passenger boarding doors with built-in steps, one at the front and one at the rear. It is very fuel-efficient over short routes and is able to frequent small airfields with short or grass runways. The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger twin-engine turboprop which is popular with regional airlines. Beech 1900D, USAir Express (Air Midwest) N26YV (not the accident aircraft) photographed by Alain Durand in 1997 As a subsidiary of Mesa, Air Midwest operated 12 Beechcraft 1900D’s.

The Mesa Air Group acquired the company in 1991. In 1968, the company began to provide a passenger service (for live passengers). The airline originally consisted of a single Cessna 206, which transported human remains for area mortuaries. Air Midwest, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, was originally certified as an air carrier by the FAA in 1965.

B1900d fuel capacity