Accident · 1996-02-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-02-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- BEECH 1900D (N159YV)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- LIBERTY AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- LIBERTY AIRLINES
Probable cause
the pilot misjudged the flare during landing. Factors in the accident were: an improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the first officers lack of experience in this type operation.
Source: NTSB case NYC96LA058Flight 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.