A commuter flight, Air Midwest 5481, crashes shortly after takeoff from Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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From Season 5 Episode 5 "Dead Weight": Air Midwest 5481 (Beech 1900)

A small commuter plane is on a short flight when disaster strikes. Moments after takeoff, the nose of the aircraft pitches up dramatically. The flight crew struggles for control. The plane is just 350 meters in the air when it stalls, rolls to the left, and plummets to the ground. It slams into a packed hangar, killing everyone on board. Combing through the wreckage, investigators find a single clue that leads them to uncover a string of errors and faulty assumptions that have been putting millions of passengers at risk for years.

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