Accident · 2001-08-12

NTSB case LAX01TA278 · Douglas DC-3C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2001-08-12
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3C (N376AS)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The inadvertent encounter with terrain induced turbulence. A factor was the high terrain.

Source: NTSB case LAX01TA278

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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