Mid-Atlantic Freight

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Mid-Atlantic Freight is a charter airline based in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. It operates charter overnight freight feeder services. ^[1]

Contents 1 Code data 2 History 3 Incidents and accidents 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code data

• ICAO Code: MDC
• Callsign: Night Ship ^[2]

[edit] History

The airline was established on 1 January 1990 and started operations on 1 February 1990. It was set up as a sister company of Atlantic Aero with common management. ^[1]

[edit] Incidents and accidents

• 23 October 2002 - Mid-Atlantic Freight Cessna 208B Cargomaster I, on a flight between Mobile and Montgomery in Alabama, crashed after an uncontrolled descent into Big Bateau Bay, 8km from Spanish Fort, Alabama. It was suspected that the pilot's spatial disorientation, resulted in the loss of airplane control. The pilot was killed. There was no one else on board the aircraft. ^[3]

[edit] Fleet

As of January 2005 the Mid-Atlantic Freight fleet includes ^[1] :

• 2 Cessna 208 Caravan
• 14 Cessna 208B Caravan-675

[edit] External links

• Mid-Atlantic Freight
• Atlantic Aero
• National Transportation Safety Board Report on 2002 Accident

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 12-18 April 2005
2. ^ Airline Codes (November 2006)
3. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 26 November 2006