Accident · 1990-07-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 1990-07-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 208A (N105YV)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- MESA AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- MESA AIRLINES
Probable cause
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE GAS PRODUCER AND POWER TURBINE ASSEMBLIES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB case DEN90FA166Flight 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.