Accident · 2002-07-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-07-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- de Havilland DHC-2 (N3129F)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- MINTA, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MINTA INC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering inside a box/blind canyon, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the box/blind canyon.
Source: NTSB case ANC02FA075Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.