- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 27, 1989
Time: 0953
Location: Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Tusayan, Arizona
Operator: Grand Canyon Airlines
Flight #: Canyon 5
Route: Grand Canyon National Park
AC Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Registration: N75GC
cn / ln: 439
Aboard: 21   (passengers:19  crew:2)
Fatalities: 10   (passengers:8  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft bounced and came down on its right wing tip while attempting to land. The controls were damaged and after an attempted go-around and reaching a height of 200 ft., the plane rolled to the left and crashed into trees on a hill. Improper pilot techniques and crew coordination during the landing attempt, bounce and attempted go-around.
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