De Havilland DHC-6-300 N74GC

Summary

On 29 June 1987 at about 19:57 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 registered N74GC was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 18 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 1987 at 19:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Grand Canyon National Prk (GCN)

Coordinates

36.0293, -112.0197

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6-300

Registration

N74GC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA250

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE BOOM OF A BACKHOE PARKED ADJACENT TO THE AIRCRAFT RAMP. THE UNATTENDED BACKHOE WAS PARKED IN A DIRT AREA ADJACENT TO THE RAMP WITH THE BOOM IN THE EXTENDED POSITION WHILE THE OPERATOR WAS ON HIS LUNCH BREAK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.