# Accident 20000505006739A: Dhav DHC6300, Monument Valley, UT, May 5, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 5, 2000, 13:47 local time - Place: Monument Valley, UT - Airport: Monument Valley Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: SCIA - Location: 37.0797° N, 110.2492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0797&lon=-110.2492&mi=10 - Aircraft: N241SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N241SA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 series (registry code 52141, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300 - Reported engine: PWA PT6A27 - People aboard: 17 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total, 647 in this make and model, 273 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA085) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000505006739A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT 25 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY STRONG WIND GUSTS. WINDS WERE FROM 210 TO 250 DEGREES GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS AMPLIFIED BY HIGH BLUFFS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AT 240 FEET INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE WHEEL 12 TO 18 INCHES OFF THE EDGE. AT 315 FEET IT THEN SWERVED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT SKIDDING ACROSS THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. AT 354 FEET THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER 42 FEET THROUGH THE OPEN TERRAIN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A DIRT BERM SHEARING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE NOSE SECTION AND RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED A TOTAL OF 425 FEET FROM IT'S TAKEOFF POINT AND 30 FEET FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (.4)THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 34 (4,000 FT. X 75 FT., DIRT). ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED 'WIND SHEAR' FROM THE RIGHT AND THEN FROM THE LEFT. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND HIT A DIRT BERM. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 210 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. ## 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 DEN00FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA085), May 5, 2000: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N241SA), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was wind shear. ## Other reports on N241SA (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20241115019979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241115019979A), Nov 15, 2024: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N241SA), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. On November 15, 2024, at 09:15 pacific standard time (PST), a Dehavilland DHC-6-300, experienced a loss of directional control that resulted in a runway… - [Incident 20050911023629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050911023629I), Sep 11, 2005: Dhav DHC6300 (N241SA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) On September 11, 2005 at approimately 1243 PDT, this de havilland twin otter, being operated on a scheduled air carrier flight, exited the runway on… - [Incident 19890303022889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303022889I), Mar 3, 1989: Dhav DHC6300 (N241SA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. On landing rollout a gust turned aircraft toward a ditch, crossed it and hit cargo trailer. Minor damage. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.