Baron Aviation Services is an American
cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of air cargo, cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
In 2018, airline ...
based in
Vichy
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It is a spa and resort town and in World War II was the capital of ...
,
Missouri
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, United States. It was established in 1973 and operates small package express cargo services on behalf of
FedEx Express
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, is a major American cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. As of 2020, it is one of the world's largest airlines in terms of fleet size and freight tons flown. It is the na ...
. Its main base is
Rolla National Airport
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, Vichy, Missouri.
Fleet
The Baron Aviation Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2021)
Accidents and Incidents
*On November 16, 1991, a
Cessna 208 Caravan leased from FedEx, departed on a cargo flight from
Memphis
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* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
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* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
en route to
Destin when it plunged into
Choctawhatchee Bay
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2 miles NE of the
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport while approaching for a landing. The pilot onboard was killed. The cause was determined to be the pilot's failure to follow proper ILS rules.
*On March 5, 1998, Flight 8315, a
Cessna 208 Caravan leased from FedEx, departed on a cargo flight from
Memphis
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* Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt
* Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city
Memphis may also refer to:
Places United States
* Memphis, Alabama
* Memphis, Florida
* Memphis, Indiana
* Memp ...
en route to
Bowling Green
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when radar and radio contact was lost. The plane crashed about 8.8 miles SE of
Clarksville on a ridge on the northern side of a valley. The pilot, who was the aircraft's only occupant, was killed. The cause of the crash was
ice
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on the wings, causing the plane to
stall and crash.
*On November 6, 2012, Flight 8560, a
Cessna 208 Caravan leased from FedEx, departed on a scheduled cargo flight from
Wichita to
Garden City when the engine failed on the initial climb. While attempting to return to
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, the airplane impacted a tree in a field 1.3 miles south of Runway 1L. The pilot, the aircraft's only occupant, was killed. The cause of the crash was engine failure due to compressor turbine blade separation.
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References
External links
Baron Aviation Services
{{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed
Cargo airlines of the United States
Airlines established in 1973
Airlines based in Missouri
1973 establishments in Missouri