Air Midwest Flight 5481 : Took off from Charlotte/Douglas international airport to Greenville-Spartanburg international airport . The Beechcraft 1900D had its elevator range of motion cut to only 7 degrees downward but a full 14 degrees upward during a maintenance error and was overweight . The plane took off from runway 18R with 21 passengers and crew . Right after the gear was raised , the plane pitched up and the crew lost control . The plane stalled and pitched downward into a steep dive . It crashed into a corner of an aircraft hangar , killing all 21 people aboard instantly
Air Midwest Flight 5481
Air Midwest Flight 5481
Loss of control (aeronautics)