Re: Deep Stall?
Date of Accident: 26 July 1993
Airline: Bombardier
Aircraft: Bombardier Canadair CRJ-100
Location: Byers, Kansas, USA
Registration: C-FCRJ
Accident Description: The aircraft was on a test-flight out of Wichita, Kansas. While performing a side-slip maneuver at 12,000 feet, the crew lost control of the aircraft and it entered a deep stall. Descending through 8000 feet, the Captain ordered the anti-spin parachute deployed. Due to a system misconfiguration by the Co-pilot, however, the chute fell free of the aircraft. Control was never regained and the aircraft crashed into a cornfield.