Accident · 1996-07-19

NTSB case ANC96FA101 · de Havilland DHC-2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1996-07-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-2 (N54LA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: LYNDEN AIR CARGO, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): LYNDEN AIR CARGO

Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the rising terrain and clouds.

Source: NTSB case ANC96FA101

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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