Accident · 1989-01-17
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-01-17
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- FAIRCHILD SA227AC (N26895)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- SKYWEST AIRLINES
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL TANKER DRIVER TO SEE AND AVOID THE MOVING AIRCRAFT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DRIVER'S OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE'S CAB, AND THE DUSK LIGHT CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB case LAX89FA086Flight 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.