Accident · 2005-07-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-07-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- de Havilland DHC-3 (N6868B)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Promech Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Promech Inc. — Commuter air carrier (135), On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: Promech Air
Probable cause
An electrical arc on the exterior of a fuel pressure line that initiated a fuel leak and fire during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injuries to the pilot as he performed an emergency landing on the water. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by company maintenance personnel.
Source: NTSB case ANC05LA110Flight 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.