(flown by Eastern Metro Express on behalf of Eastern Air Lines and based in Atlanta, GA) Beechcraft Model 99 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (originally operated by Houston Metro and later by Metro and Metroflight. Also operated as Eastern Express in the Caribbean and in feeder services from both Houston Intercontinental Airport and San Antonio International Airport as Eastern Express on behalf of Eastern Air Lines) de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8 (flown by Eastern Metro Express on behalf of Eastern Air Lines and based in Atlanta, GA) Short 330 Convair 580 (aircraft were branded and operated as American Eagle flights) Accidents and incidents Beechcraft 99 crashed upon takeoff from Galveston in 1974. Short 330 destroyed by a tornado at Beaumont, Texas on May 20, 1983. On September 3, 1987, an Eastern Metro Express pilot fell off a Beechcraft 99 as the airplane was flying from Lewiston Municipal Airport in Lewiston, Maine to Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. The plane's co-pilot was able to land at Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine, after declaring an emergency. The pilot was hanging from some cable railings and his feet were stuck on the plane's door jamb, and he missed being decapitated by only six inches once the airplane touched down on the runway. The pilot and co-pilot were the only occupants; the pilot had a hand injury but they both survived. See also List of defunct airlines of the United States References External links Defunct regional airlines of the United States Defunct airlines of the United States Companies based in Grapevine, Texas Defunct companies based in Texas American Airlines Airlines established in 1969 1969 establishments in Texas 1993 disestablishments in Texas