Accident · 2008-02-03

NTSB case DEN08LA055 · de Havilland DHC-8-202 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2008-02-03
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
de Havilland DHC-8-202 (N444YV)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
MESA AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Mesa Airlines, Inc.

Probable cause

The encounter with severe turbulence causing serious injury to the flight attendant.

Source: NTSB case DEN08LA055

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
PilotAirline transport pilotNone34Class 1 (2007-12-01)3,700 total · 1,700 in this make/model · 250 last 90 days
Co-pilotCommercialAirplane25Class 1 (2008-01-01)1,052 total · 699 in this make/model · 287 as PIC · 232 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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