De Havilland DHC-6-300 N189GC accident near Whitmore, Arizona, August 9, 2025
De Havilland DHC-6-300, registration N189GC, was involved in an accident near Whitmore, Arizona on August 9, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 6 people on board. Case WPR25LA248 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 7,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:16 UTC, at 7,650 ft and 160 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 41 km from Boulder City Muni (KBVU).
The nearest weather report, from KBVU (41 km away), showed wind 230° at 22 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 A162B4).
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
- August 9, 2025
- Location
- Whitmore, Arizona
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-300
- Registration
- N189GC
- Injuries
- Minor (6 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA248 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Boulder City Muni (KBVU)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 7,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:16 UTC, 7,650 ft, 160 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA248; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.