temporarily regaining control of their aircraft at . The pilots attempted to restart the engines, but could not do so. At 22:09, Flight 3701 asked ATC to direct them to the nearest airport for an emergency landing, and the controller on duty directed them to Jefferson City Memorial Airport in Jefferson City, Missouri. At 22:14, the pilots realized they were not going to reach the airport and began looking for a road or highway on which to land. Around 22:14, the captain was heard on the CVR stating that the gear should be up to avoid houses. About a minute later, the plane crashed into the ground outside Jefferson City. Both crew members were killed, but no casualties occurred on the ground. Investigation The investigation into the accident focused mainly on information contained on the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. This is the official version of events as determined by that investigation. Investigators determined that the two pilots were exploring the performance limits of the empty CRJ-200 on the flight. The pilots decided to test the limits of the CRJ and join the "410 club", referring to pilots who pushed CRJs to their maximal approved altitude of flight level 410 (FL410) or above sea level. The accident sequence started when the pilots performed several nonstandard maneuvers at , including a pitch-up at 2.3 g (23 m/s) that induced a stall warning. They set the autopilot to climb at to FL410. This exceeded the manufacturer's recommended climb rate at altitudes above FL380. In the attempt to reach FL410, the plane was pulled up at over 1.2 g, and the angle of attack became excessive to maintain climb rate in the thinner upper atmosphere. After reaching FL410, the plane was cruising at indicated airspeed, barely above stall speed, and had over-stressed the engines. The plane's antistall devices activated while they were at altitude, but the pilots repeatedly overrode the automatic nose-down that would increase speed to prevent stall. After four overrides, both engines experienced flameout and shut down. The plane then stalled, and the pilots recovered from the stall at FL380 or while still having no engine thrust. At that altitude, six diversion airports were within reach for a forced landing. This led the pilots to pitch nose down in an attempt to restart the engines, which requires a dive sharp enough to attain the required airspeed for a