Accident · 1990-01-15

NTSB case DEN90FA042 · FAIRCHILD SA227-AC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1990-01-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC (N2721M)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYWEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE CAPTAIN, AND INADEQUATE MONITORING OF THE APPROACH BY THE FIRST OFFICER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

Source: NTSB case DEN90FA042

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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