Accident · 1998-12-18
What the record says
- Event date
- 1998-12-18
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Casa C-212 (N502FS)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Erickson Transport, Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The flightcrew's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
Source: NTSB case ANC99LA017Flight 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.