Accident · 1994-09-17

NTSB case ANC94LA142 · de Havilland DHC2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1994-09-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC2 (N1433Z)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: RUSTS FLYING SERVICE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RUST'S FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. AN INITIAL TAIL WIND AND LATER A CROSSWIND WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case ANC94LA142

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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