Accident · 2000-05-05

NTSB case DEN00FA085 · de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2000-05-05
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N241SA)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
Grand Canyon Airlines, Inc. Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was wind shear.

Source: NTSB case DEN00FA085

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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