De Havilland DHC-6-300 N142SA

Summary

On 6 May 2025 at about 21:50 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 registered N142SA, operated by Monarch Enterprises Inc, was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada, United States. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

6 May 2025 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Boulder City, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Boulder City Muni (BVU)

Coordinates

35.9496, -114.8606

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6-300

Registration

N142SA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

2

Operator

Monarch Enterprises Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Whitmore → Boulder City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA152

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 6, 2023, about 1450 Pacific daylight time, a DeHavilland DHC-6-300, N142SA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada. The 2 pilots and 11 passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 non-scheduled air taxi flight. The pilot reported that while operating in visual flight rules (VFR) weather conditions from Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip (1Z1) Whitmore, Arizona to Boulder City Municipal Airport (BVU). While enroute to BVU, they observed adverse weather along their route of flight and diverted south with the intention of landing at Henderson Executive Airport (HND), Henderson, Nevada if the weather worsened. The pilot stated that the weather conditions improved east of BVU and they turned towards the airport. About 7 miles southeast of BVU while maneuvering for weather, the airplane encountered brief light turbulence and hail that lasted about 5 to 6 seconds. The pilot stated that following the encounter, they landed at BVU uneventfully. A convective significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET) 11W was valid on the day of the accident from 1355 to 1459, 20 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. An isolated thunderstorm was moving from 300° at 15 knots with the tops of the clouds ay about 33,000 ft. The valid time of the report ended at 1555. Post flight examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to both wings, , vertical stabilizer, and horizontal stabilizers.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.