Accident · 1998-07-27

NTSB case FTW98LA353 · de Havilland DH-8-202 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1998-07-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: de Havilland DH-8-202 (N449YV)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: MESA AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MESA AIR GROUP, INC. — Commuter air carrier (135) Operator Does Business As: AMERICA WEST

Probable cause

The inadequate chocks and inadequate chocking procedures by the operator. Factors were the unavailability of the parking brake and sloping terrain.

Source: NTSB case FTW98LA353

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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