- | 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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