Accident · 1989-09-06

NTSB case LAX89FA303 · FAIRCHILD SA227-AC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC (N27283)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYWEST AIRLINES

Probable cause

THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER'S IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE VECHICLE ON THE AIRPORT. FACTORS WERE THE DRIVER'S DIVERTED ATTENTION AND THE INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY COMPANY MANAGEMENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX89FA303

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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