# Accident 19890927036489A: Dhav DHC6300, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1989, 09:52 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GCNA
- Location: 36.0293° N, 112.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0293&lon=-112.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75GC-1994-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 10
- Pilot flight hours: 4,120 total, 2,610 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA89MA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927036489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED,VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING. BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND. STALLED INTO TREES. IMPROPER TECHNIQUES COODINATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA89MA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA076), Sep 27, 1989: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N75GC), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 10 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PILOT TECHNIQUES AND CREW COORDINATION DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, BOUNCE, AND ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N75GC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890227026989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890227026989I), Feb 27, 1989: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N75GC), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Struck wing tip on runway. Possible nose wheel centering problem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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