Dehavilland DHC-6-300 N142SA accident near Boulder City, Nevada, May 6, 2025
Dehavilland DHC-6-300, registration N142SA, operated by Grand Canyon Airlines, was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada on May 6, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA152 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 14 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:57 UTC, at 3,025 ft and 105 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 4 km from Boulder City Muni (KBVU).
The nearest weather report, from KBVU (4 km away), showed wind 30° at 18 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 registered in United States (Mode S A0ABAF).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- May 6, 2025
- Location
- Boulder City, Nevada
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC-6-300
- Registration
- N142SA
- Operator
- Grand Canyon Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA152 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Boulder City Muni (KBVU)
- Recorded flight
- 14 min, max 6,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:57 UTC, 3,025 ft, 105 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA152; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.