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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."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | vendredi 5 mai 2000 |
| Heure: | 13:47 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Compagnie: | Scenic Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N241SA |
| Numéro de série: | 556 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1977 |
| Heures de vol: | 39514 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 15 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 17 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Monument Valley Airport, UT (GMV) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Monument Valley Airport, UT (GMV), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | 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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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Monument Valley Airport, UT et Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ est de 209 km (131 miles).
La distance entre Monument Valley Airport, UT et Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ est de 209 km (131 miles).
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