Accident · 2005-06-15

NTSB case ANC05LA088 · Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2005-06-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N42NC)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: NORTHERN AIR CARGO LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHERN AIR CARGO INC

Probable cause

A lightning strike during a normal descent for landing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's left aileron.

Source: NTSB case ANC05LA088

Flight 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.

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