Accident · 1989-09-30

NTSB case MKC89FA202 · FOKKER F27 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: FOKKER F27 (N280MA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MESABA AVIATION

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE AND COMPENSATE FOR THE DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTERED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH.

Source: NTSB case MKC89FA202

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.

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