1991 L'Express Flight 508 plane crash

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The 1991 L'Express Flight 508 plane crash was a fatal aviation accident that occurred at 4:12 on the afternoon of July 10, 1991. The incident was the deadliest plane crash in the history of the Birmingham District with 13 fatalities and 2 seriously injured persons on the flight. Additionally, four persons on the ground were injured, as well as two homes and two automobiles being destroyed as a result of the crash in in the Ensley section of Birmingham, seven miles to the southwest of the Birmingham Airport. The plane was a Beech 99 commuter jet owned by L'Express Airlines of Kenner, Louisiana in route to Birmingham from New Orleans. The only survivors of the crash were the pilot, Francis Fernandez of Niceville, Florida, and Mabry Rogers of Birmingham.

After review by the NTSB, it was determined that the crash was a result of the pilot losing control of the plane during its final approach as a result of severe thunderstorms in the area.

External link

  • NTSB Report for the 1991 L'Express Flight 508 plane crash

References

  • Phillips, Don (July 11, 1991) "Airplane Crash Kills 13 in Alabama". The Washington Post.
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