At 9:45 am, Flight 81 was cleared for landing, and the aircraft touched down on assigned runway 30.
Noticing that there was insufficient runway length remaining for the jet to stop, the crew decided to go around.
As it began to take off again, the aircraft overran the end of the runway and impacted elements of the Approach Lighting System.
This caused the aircraft to bank hard to the right until it was upside down before crashing into a cornfield 2,400 ft (730 m) from the runway.
Seven occupants died on impact.
One survived the crash, but she died less than two hours later in a hospital.
At 9:45 am, Flight 81 was cleared for landing, and the aircraft touched down on assigned runway 30. Noticing that there was insufficient runway length remaining for the jet to stop, the crew decided to go around. As it began to take off again, the aircraft overran the end of the runway and impacted elements of the Approach Lighting System. This caused the aircraft to bank hard to the right until it was upside down before crashing into a cornfield 2,400 ft (730 m) from the runway. Seven occupants died on impact. One survived the crash, but she died less than two hours later in a hospital.
East Coast Jets Flight 81