Accident · 1995-08-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-08-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-18-150 (N1590R)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- 40 Mile Air, Ltd. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- 40 MILE AIR, LTD
Probable cause
The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision by flying into a box canyon.
Source: NTSB case ANC95FA150Flight 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.