Accident · 2003-01-30
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-01-30
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B (N1276P)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to use a tail stand while loading passengers, which resulted in the airplane's tail impacting the ground.
Source: NTSB case ANC03LA030Flight 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.