Accident · 1990-04-01

NTSB case LAX90LA141 · FAIRCHILD SA227AC · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-04-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FAIRCHILD SA227AC (N27220)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYWEST AIRLINES INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING A FLIGHT WHILE BEING FATIGUED DUE TO THE LACK OF SLEEP WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT OVERSTRESSING OF THE AIRPLANE.

Source: NTSB case LAX90LA141

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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