Originally Posted by
motormadness
The aircraft is engineered very well because it has an impeccable safety record. There have been no fatal crashes that were any fault of Bombardier. The only 2 fatal crashes were due to crew error.
First:China Eastern flight 5210 crashed due to not being deiced before takeoff.
Second:Comair 5191 because of pilots choosing the wrong takeoff surface.
Actually a total of six CRJ events are on
record.
I like the Pinnacle crew that was dead-heading an empty plane somewhere and decided to exceed the operational ceiling to test out the A/C. IIRC, both engines flamed out and they crashed shortly after.
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EDIT - can't forget last week's CRJ event in ATL when one of the main gear didn't come down (IIRC). No fatalities, but hardly crew error. Still, they do have a good safety record.