We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was (1) the pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain; and (2) Promech’s company culture, which tacitly endorsed flying in hazardous weather and failed to manage the risks associated with the competitive pressures affecting Ketchikan-area air tour operators; its lack o
de Havilland DHC-3 · 9 fatalities