Accident · 2002-06-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-06-19
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N353PM)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Promech Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- PROMECH INC.
Probable cause
The failure of a ground handler to follow company procedures/directives, and his premature release of a mooring line. Factors associated with the accident were the congested operations area, and the operator's failure to provide adequate safe zones for the airplanes.
Source: NTSB case ANC02LA053Flight 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.