At about 6:55 a.m. ET, May 5, 2017, Air Cargo Carriers flight 1260, a Shorts SD330, (N334AC) crashed at Charleston Yeager International Airport, Charleston, West Virginia. The flight originated in Louisville, Kentucky. There were two crewmembers onboard the aircraft; both were fatally injured in the accident.
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9/24/2019 - FInal Report
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: the flight crew's improper decision to conduct a circling approach contrary to the operator's standard operating procedures (SOP) and the captain's excessive descent rate and maneuvering during the approach, which led to inadvertent, uncontrolled contact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the operator's lack of a formal safety and oversight program to assess hazards and compliance with SOPs and to monitor pilots with previous performance issues.
