Narrative:
A DHC-6-300, N241SA, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during takeoff roll at Monument Valley Airport, Utah. There were no injuries to the two pilots and 15 passengers..
Flight 304 was departing runway 34 (4,000 ft. x 75 ft., dirt), en route to Grand Canyon National Park Airport. The aircraft was hit by wind shear from the right and then left. The takeoff was aborted. The aircraft veered left and directional control was lost. The aircraft departed the runway to the left, hit a dirt berm, and came to rest 30 feet and 80 degrees left of runway 34.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was wind shear."
Windshear/downdraft
Runway excursion
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 5 May 2000 |
| Time: | 13:47 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Scenic Airlines |
| Registration: | N241SA |
| MSN: | 556 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 39514 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Monument Valley Airport, UT (GMV) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Monument Valley Airport, UT (GMV), United States of America |
| Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 304 |
A DHC-6-300, N241SA, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during takeoff roll at Monument Valley Airport, Utah. There were no injuries to the two pilots and 15 passengers..
Flight 304 was departing runway 34 (4,000 ft. x 75 ft., dirt), en route to Grand Canyon National Park Airport. The aircraft was hit by wind shear from the right and then left. The takeoff was aborted. The aircraft veered left and directional control was lost. The aircraft departed the runway to the left, hit a dirt berm, and came to rest 30 feet and 80 degrees left of runway 34.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was wind shear."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Rejected takeoffWindshear/downdraft
Runway excursion
Sources:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Monument Valley Airport, UT to Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ as the crow flies is 209 km (131 miles).
Distance from Monument Valley Airport, UT to Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ as the crow flies is 209 km (131 miles).
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