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.infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard vevent"><caption class="infobox-title fn org summary" style="padding-bottom:0.3em;">Continental Express Flight 2574</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flight_2574_wreckage.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flight_2574_wreckage.jpg/250px-Flight_2574_wreckage.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flight_2574_wreckage.jpg/375px-Flight_2574_wreckage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Flight_2574_wreckage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="133" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.3em;">Wreckage of Flight 2574</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Accident</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">September 11, 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-09-11</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">In-flight structural failure due to maintenance error leading to in-flight breakup.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Site</th><td class="infobox-data flabel location" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_County,_Texas" title="Colorado County, Texas">Colorado County</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Eagle_Lake,_Texas" title="Eagle Lake, Texas">Eagle Lake, Texas</a>, USA <br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&params=29_31_38_N_96_23_21_W_type:event_scale:2000_region:US-TX"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">29°31′38″N</span> <span class="longitude">96°23′21″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">29.52722°N 96.38917°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">29.52722; -96.38917</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Aircraft</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Aircraft type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_120_Brasilia" title="Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia">Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Britt_Airways" title="Britt Airways">Britt Airways</a>, Inc., dba <a href="/wiki/Continental_Express" title="Continental Express">Continental Express</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">IATA flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">RU2574</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">ICAO flight No.</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">BTA2574</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Call sign</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">JETLINK 2574</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">Registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">N33701</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Laredo_International_Airport" title="Laredo International Airport">Laredo International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laredo,_Texas" title="Laredo, Texas">Laredo, Texas</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport" title="George Bush Intercontinental Airport">Houston Intercontinental Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">0</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Continental Express Flight 2574</b> (Jetlink 2574) was a scheduled domestic passenger <a href="/wiki/Airline" title="Airline">airline</a> flight operated by <a href="/wiki/Britt_Airways" title="Britt Airways">Britt Airways</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from <a href="/wiki/Laredo_International_Airport" title="Laredo International Airport">Laredo International Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Laredo,_Texas" title="Laredo, Texas">Laredo, Texas</a> to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (now called <a href="/wiki/George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport" title="George Bush Intercontinental Airport">George Bush Intercontinental Airport</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. On September 11, 1991, the <a href="/wiki/Embraer_EMB_120_Brasilia" title="Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia">Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia</a> <a href="/wiki/Turboprop" title="Turboprop">turboprop</a>, registered N33701,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> crashed while initiating its landing sequence, killing all 14 people on board. The aircraft wreckage hit an area near <a href="/wiki/Eagle_Lake,_Texas" title="Eagle Lake, Texas">Eagle Lake, Texas</a>, approximately 65 miles (105 km) west-southwest of the airport. </p><p>The media stated that there was initial speculation that a bomb had destroyed the aircraft; the <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a> (NTSB) subsequently discovered that missing screws on the horizontal stabilizer led to the breakup.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dec_1989_Continental_Express_PTSKU_N33701_Embraer_EMB120_Brasilia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Dec_1989_Continental_Express_PTSKU_N33701_Embraer_EMB120_Brasilia.jpg/205px-Dec_1989_Continental_Express_PTSKU_N33701_Embraer_EMB120_Brasilia.jpg" decoding="async" width="205" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Dec_1989_Continental_Express_PTSKU_N33701_Embraer_EMB120_Brasilia.jpg/308px-Dec_1989_Continental_Express_PTSKU_N33701_Embraer_EMB120_Brasilia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Dec_1989_Continental_Express_PTSKU_N33701_Embraer_EMB120_Brasilia.jpg/410px-Dec_1989_Continental_Express_PTSKU_N33701_Embraer_EMB120_Brasilia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="920" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>The aircraft involved in the accident, during a test flight, in December 1989</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The involved was an <a href="/wiki/Embraer_120_Brasilia" class="mw-redirect" title="Embraer 120 Brasilia">Embraer 120RT Brasilia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">registered</a> as N33701 with <a href="/wiki/Serial_number" title="Serial number">serial number</a> 120077. It was delivered to <a href="/wiki/Continental_Express" title="Continental Express">Continental Express</a> in 1988, three years before the accident, and had accumulated 7,229 flight hours through 10,009 cycles.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> records stated that the aircraft had been sent to the maintenance hangar 33 times for unscheduled repairs.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crew">Crew</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Crew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The crew consisted of 29-year-old <a href="/wiki/Pilot_in_command" title="Pilot in command">Captain</a> Brad Patridge of <a href="/wiki/Kingwood,_Houston" title="Kingwood, Houston">Kingwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Houston" title="Greater Houston">Greater Houston</a>), 43-year-old <a href="/wiki/First_officer_(aviation)" title="First officer (aviation)">First Officer</a> Clint Rodosovich of <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> and 33-year-old <a href="/wiki/Flight_attendant" title="Flight attendant">Flight Attendant</a> Nancy Reed of <a href="/wiki/Humble,_Texas" title="Humble, Texas">Humble, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HorswellMillingSallee_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HorswellMillingSallee-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patridge and Rodosovich were experienced pilots with 4,243 flight hours and 11,543 flight hours (including 2,468 hours and 1,066 hours on the EMB 120 Brasilia), respectively. Both pilots and the flight attendant were all based in Houston.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 5">: 5 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accident">Accident</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Continental_Express_Flight_2574_left_side_leading_edge_and_deice_boot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The left side leading edge that separated from the airframe; found on the day of the accident" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Continental_Express_Flight_2574_left_side_leading_edge_and_deice_boot.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="76" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="76" /></a><figcaption>The left side leading edge that separated from the airframe; found on the day of the accident</figcaption></figure> <p>The EMB 120 departed <a href="/wiki/Laredo_International_Airport" title="Laredo International Airport">Laredo International Airport</a> at 09:09 local time, operating under <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Regulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Aviation Regulation">Federal Aviation Regulation</a> Part 135. After a normal takeoff, the flight was assigned a cruise altitude of <a href="/wiki/Flight_level" title="Flight level">flight level</a> 250 (25,000 feet (7,600 m)), then reassigned to FL240 (24,000 feet (7,300 m)). At 09:54, the flight crew responded to the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Air_Route_Traffic_Control_Center" title="Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center">Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center</a> and started descending to 9,000 feet (2,700 m). At approximately 10:03 while descending through 11,500 feet (3,500 m) with an <a href="/wiki/Indicated_airspeed" title="Indicated airspeed">indicated airspeed</a> of 260 knots (300 mph; 480 km/h), the leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer separated from the airframe, and the airplane pitched down dramatically, rolling around on an axis as the left wing broke and folded.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The escaping fuel from the wings ignited, and the pilots and others onboard lost consciousness from the severe <a href="/wiki/G-force" title="G-force">g-forces</a>, which reached at least 3.375 times the force of gravity,<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> caused by the severe oscillations of the crippled aircraft. </p><p>The wreckage fell in southeast <a href="/wiki/Colorado_County,_Texas" title="Colorado County, Texas">Colorado County, Texas</a>, exploding on impact, off <a href="/wiki/Farm_to_Market_Road_102" title="Farm to Market Road 102">Farm to Market Road 102</a>, seven miles (11 km) southeast of <a href="/wiki/Eagle_Lake,_Texas" title="Eagle Lake, Texas">Eagle Lake, Texas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Goesdown_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goesdown-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 60 miles (97 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Houston" title="Downtown Houston">Downtown Houston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MuckTothLiebGill_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MuckTothLiebGill-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Public_Safety" title="Texas Department of Public Safety">Texas Department of Public Safety</a> announced that rescue units had discovered no survivors.<sup id="cite_ref-Goesdown_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goesdown-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wreckage was spread over a 2- to 4-square-mile (10 km<sup>2</sup>) area, and some pieces fell into the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River_(Texas)" title="Colorado River (Texas)">Colorado River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MuckTothLiebGill_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MuckTothLiebGill-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Diamond" title="Diamond">Diamonds</a> worth approximately $500,000 (1991 value; $1,100,000<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2023) were discovered in the wreckage, but they had no role in the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-HorswellMillingSallee_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HorswellMillingSallee-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigation">Investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a> (NTSB) investigation revealed that screws had been removed from the horizontal stabilizer during maintenance the night before the accident and, following a shift change, the screws had not been replaced.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 48, 49">: 48, 49 </span></sup> The aircraft's first flight of the day was uneventful because it did not reach the accident flight's top speed of 260 knots (480 km/h; 300 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NTSB cited the failure of airline maintenance and inspection personnel to adhere to proper maintenance and quality-assurance procedures. The failure of <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> (FAA) surveillance to detect and verify compliance with approved procedures was cited as a contributing factor.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 49">: 49 </span></sup> Following the accident, the FAA conducted a National Aviation Safety Inspection Program (NASIP) of Continental Express' maintenance program. It found very few safety deficiencies and complimented the airline on its internal evaluation system. The NTSB expressed concern that the NASIP did not find deficiencies in shift-turnover procedures and other matters relevant to the accident and recommended that the agency improve its NASIP procedures.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Probable_cause">Probable cause</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Probable cause"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NTSB determined the probable causes of the accident as follows: </p> <blockquote><p>The failure of Continental Express maintenance and inspection personnel to adhere to proper maintenance and quality assurance procedures for the airplane's horizontal stabilizer de-ice boots that led to the sudden in-flight loss of the partially secured left horizontal stabilizer leading edge and the immediate severe nose-down pitchover and breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the failure of the Continental Express management to ensure compliance with the approved maintenance procedures, and the failure of FAA surveillance to detect and verify compliance with approved procedures.<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 50">: 50 </span></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_in_developing_the_culture_of_safety">Role in developing the culture of safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Role in developing the culture of safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some experts say that the crash of Continental Express Flight 2574 was the most dramatic turning point for "<a href="/wiki/Safety_culture" title="Safety culture">safety culture</a>" in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NTSB member Dr. John Lauber suggested that the probable cause of the accident included "The failure of Continental Express management to establish a corporate culture which encouraged and enforced adherence to approved maintenance and quality assurance procedures."<sup id="cite_ref-AAR-92-04_final_report_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAR-92-04_final_report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 54">: 54 </span></sup> As a result of this and other similar aviation accidents, safety culture became the main topic at the U.S. National Summit on Transportation Safety, hosted by the NTSB in 1997.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>This movement for air safety continued with the April 5, 2000 enactment of the <a href="/wiki/Wendell_H._Ford_Aviation_Investment_and_Reform_Act_for_the_21st_Century" title="Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century">Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century</a>, also called AIR 21. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dramatization">Dramatization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Dramatization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Channel Canada">Discovery Channel Canada</a> / <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Society" title="National Geographic Society">National Geographic</a> TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Mayday_(Canadian_TV_series)" title="Mayday (Canadian TV series)">Mayday</a></i> featured the accident in a Season 11 episode titled "Breakup Over Texas."<sup id="cite_ref-Mayday_Breakup_Over_Texas_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mayday_Breakup_Over_Texas-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Smithsonian Channel also featured this episode in its series <i>Air Disasters (</i>2013, Season 3, Episode 6.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft" title="List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft">List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Similar_accidents">Similar accidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Similar accidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2311" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311</a>, another EMB-120 that crashed due to similar problems before landing earlier in the same year.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261" title="Alaska Airlines Flight 261">Alaska Airlines Flight 261</a>, a flight that suffered a catastrophic loss of control after improper repairs from jackscrew few years prior.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_611" title="China Airlines Flight 611">China Airlines Flight 611</a>, a flight that suffered a catastrophic mid-air breakup after improper repairs from a tail strike 22 years prior.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_123" title="Japan Air Lines Flight 123">Japan Air Lines Flight 123</a>, a flight accident caused by a faulty tailstrike repair 7 years prior.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalk%27s_Ocean_Airways_Flight_101" title="Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101">Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101</a>, a case where a wing separated from a flight after improper corrosion repairs to the aircraft.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243" title="Aloha Airlines Flight 243">Aloha Airlines Flight 243</a>, an aircraft that suffered an explosive decompression after improper corrosion repairs.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_Eastern_Air_Transport_Flight_103" title="Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103">Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103</a>, a flight that disintegrated in midair after improper corrosion repairs.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partnair_Flight_394" title="Partnair Flight 394">Partnair Flight 394</a>, a flight that disintegrated in midair due to improper maintenance and use of counterfeit aircraft parts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BOAC_Flight_781" title="BOAC Flight 781">BOAC Flight 781</a>, a flight that suffered an explosive decompression in midair due to metal fatigue from a construction flaw.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Continental_Express_Flight_2574&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates <a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 15,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=aviation-safety.net&rft.atitle=ASN+Aircraft+accident+Embraer+EMB-120RT+Brasilia+N33701+Eagle+Lake%2C+TX&rft.aulast=Ranter&rft.aufirst=Harro&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19910911-0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AContinental+Express+Flight+2574" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Muck, Patti. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_809923">Crash searchers find stabilizer/Discovery points to maintenance mix-up, not bomb</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135757/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_809923">Archived</a> October 15, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>." <i><a href="/wiki/Houston_Chronicle" title="Houston Chronicle">Houston Chronicle</a></i>. Monday September 16, 1991. A1. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gill, Dee and Ivanovich, David. 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"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_809024">12 killed in commuter jet crash/Laredo-to-Houston flight goes down near Eagle Lake</a>" (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135933/https://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_809024">Archive</a>). <i><a href="/wiki/Houston_Chronicle" title="Houston Chronicle">Houston Chronicle</a></i>. Wednesday September 11, 1991. A1. Retrieved on August 23, 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MuckTothLiebGill-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MuckTothLiebGill_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MuckTothLiebGill_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Muck, Patti, Toth, John, Liebrum, Jennifer, and Gill, Dee. 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S-519</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 7</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot-Yugavia_Flight_519" title="Aeroflot-Yugavia Flight 519">Aeroflot-Yugavia Flight 519</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 20</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Azerbaijani_Mil_Mi-8_shootdown" title="1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown">Azerbaijani helicopter shootdown</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 27</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_751" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 29</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_358" title="China Airlines Flight 358">China Airlines Flight 358</a></div></div> </div> <div class="div-col" 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href="/wiki/Air_Transport_International_Flight_805" title="Air Transport International Flight 805">Air Transport International Flight 805</a> (February 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_405" title="USAir Flight 405">USAir Flight 405</a> (March 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_5456" title="American Eagle Flight 5456">American Eagle Flight 5456</a> (June 7 1992)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GP_Express_Airlines_Flight_861" title="GP Express Airlines Flight 861">GP Express Airlines Flight 861</a> (June 8 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_843" title="TWA Flight 843">TWA Flight 843</a> (July 1992)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1993</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lufthansa_Flight_592" title="Lufthansa Flight 592">Lufthansa Flight 592</a> (February 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_46E" title="Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E">Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E</a> (March 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kulwicki_plane_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Kulwicki plane crash">Alan Kulwicki plane crash</a> (April 1 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_583" title="China Eastern Airlines Flight 583">China Eastern Airlines Flight 583</a> (April 6 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_102" title="American Airlines Flight 102">American Airlines Flight 102</a> (April 14 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_International_Airways_Flight_808" title="American International Airways Flight 808">American International Airways Flight 808</a> (August 1993)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlink_Flight_5719" title="Northwest Airlink Flight 5719">Northwest Airlink Flight 5719</a> (December 1993)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Express_Flight_6291" title="United Express Flight 6291">United Express Flight 6291</a> (January 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Ramp_disaster" title="Green Ramp disaster">Green Ramp disaster</a> (March 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Express_Flight_705" title="Federal Express Flight 705">Federal Express Flight 705</a> (April 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash" title="1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash">Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash</a> (June 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016" title="USAir Flight 1016">USAir Flight 1016</a> (July 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_427" title="USAir Flight 427">USAir Flight 427</a> (September 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_4184" title="American Eagle Flight 4184">American Eagle Flight 4184</a> (October 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_427" class="mw-redirect" title="TWA Flight 427">TWA Flight 427</a> (November 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagship_Airlines_Flight_3379" title="Flagship Airlines Flight 3379">Flagship Airlines Flight 3379</a> (December 1994)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1995</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Transport_International_Flight_782" title="Air Transport International Flight 782">Air Transport International Flight 782</a> (February 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_529" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529</a> (August 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Alaska_Boeing_E-3_Sentry_accident" title="1995 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident">Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident</a> (September 1995)</li> <li><a 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Express Flight 1406">FedEx Express Flight 1406</a> (September 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Quincy_Airport_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Quincy Airport disaster">Quincy Airport disaster</a> (November 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_Express_Flight_827" title="Airborne Express Flight 827">Airborne Express Flight 827</a> (December 22 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_New_Hampshire_Learjet_crash" title="1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash">New Hampshire Learjet crash</a> (December 24 1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1997</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comair_Flight_3272" title="Comair Flight 3272">Comair Flight 3272</a> (January 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FedEx_Express_Flight_14" title="FedEx Express Flight 14">FedEx Express Flight 14</a> (July 1997)</li> <li><a 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