Dehavilland DHC-6 accident near Sacramento, CA
On December 15, 2000, a Dehavilland DHC-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sacramento, CA. 1 person died.
- Date
- December 15, 2000
- Place
- Sacramento, CA
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 38.696°N, 121.591°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010110X00078
Official records · LAX01FA059
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On December 14, 2000, about 1720 Pacific standard time, a passenger aboard a Dehavilland DHC 6, N252SA, sustained fatal injuries when she exited the airplane near Sacramento, California. The Hewlett-Packard Company was operating the airplane on a corporate transportation flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot, copilot, and four passengers were not injured, and the airplane was not damaged. The flight departed Sacramento Executive Airport about 5 minutes prior to the occurrence. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The company flew four scheduled roundtrip flights a day between San Jose and Lincoln, California. The flight crew's day started with the third trip. The flight to Lincoln was uneventful and no discrepancies were noted with the airplane. The airplane was on the ground about 10 minutes before departing on the return flight to San Jose, about 1620, with five passengers, four male and one female. The airplane was configured with five pairs of seats along the right side of a center aisle, three single seats left of the center aisle, and single seats on each side at the rear of the cabin area. The entry door on the left side of the cabin was forward of the left rear seat and abeam the rearmost pair of seats. An emergency exit door, hinged along the edge toward the nose of the airplane, was on the right side of the cabin between the right rear single seat and the rear pair of seats. The female occupied the single seat near the emergency exit. The male passengers we
Probable cause
The passenger committed suicide.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
