Accident · 1999-04-27

NTSB case ANC99LA057 · de Havilland DHC-3 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1999-04-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-3 (N3125N)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Forty Mile Air Ltd. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FORTY MILE AIR LTD.

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsafe/hazardous area for landing. Factors in the accident were the presence of a tail wind, the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and a narrow airstrip.

Source: NTSB case ANC99LA057

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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