Narrative:
The aircraft took off from Grand Canyon at around 09:00 for the second tour flight that day. After the tour, Canyon flight 5 was cleared for a runway 21 approach. The plane travelled down the runway about 5 feet in the air for about 1000 feet before it bounced on landing. The aircraft travelled 1000 feet and touched down on the right wingtip, crushing the aileron/flap hinge up into the wing. Full power was applied for a go-around. Control was lost as the aircraft attained an extreme nose-up attitude and the aircraft crashed into trees.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Improper pilot techniques and crew coordination during the landing attempt, bounce, and attempted go-around."
Loss of control
» Volkskrant 28.09.89
accident date: 27-09-1989
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Vista Liner 300
registration: N75GC
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1989 |
| Time: | 09:53 MST |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Vista Liner 300 |
| Operator: | Grand Canyon Airlines |
| Registration: | N75GC |
| MSN: | 439 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11180 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2014 m (6608 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN), United States of America |
| Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 5 |
The aircraft took off from Grand Canyon at around 09:00 for the second tour flight that day. After the tour, Canyon flight 5 was cleared for a runway 21 approach. The plane travelled down the runway about 5 feet in the air for about 1000 feet before it bounced on landing. The aircraft travelled 1000 feet and touched down on the right wingtip, crushing the aileron/flap hinge up into the wing. Full power was applied for a go-around. Control was lost as the aircraft attained an extreme nose-up attitude and the aircraft crashed into trees.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Improper pilot techniques and crew coordination during the landing attempt, bounce, and attempted go-around."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Bounced on landingLoss of control
Sources:
» NTSB/AAR-91/01» Volkskrant 28.09.89
Follow-up / safety actions
NTSB issued 11 Safety Recommendations
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accident date: 27-09-1989
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Vista Liner 300
registration: N75GC
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