Accident · 1988-08-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 1988-08-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- FAIRCHILD SA-227-AC (N2683B)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- WINGS WEST Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WINGS WEST
Probable cause
MECHANICS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AFTER MAINTENANCE.
Source: NTSB case LAX88LA303Flight 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.