Accident · 2017-05-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2017-05-01
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 208B (N803TH)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- GRANT AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- GRANT AVIATION INC
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into an area of mountainous terrain and instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). Contributing to the accident was the company's failure to provide the pilot with CFIT-avoidance recurrent simulator training as required by their CFIT avoidance program and the company's inadequate flight risk assessment processes, which did not account for the known weather hazards relevant to the accident route of flight.
Source: NTSB case ANC17FA021Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Foreign | Airplane | 54 | Class 2 (2017-03-13) | 4,989 total · 904 in this make/model · 4,390 as PIC · 134 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.