Salt Lake City - Elko

On January 15, 1990 at 10:28 AM, Salt Lake City - Elko experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by SkyWest Airlines - USA, with the event recorded near Elko Nevada.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During arrival, the flight crew of SkyWest Airlines flight 5855 requested a VOR/DME-B approach to the Elko Airport, which was approved. As the approach continued, the flight crew reported over the Bullion VOR. Approximately 30 seconds later, the aircraft crashed. Impact occurred at the top of a mountain, about 100 feet before reaching the VOR station. Elevation of the crash site was about 6,460 feet; minimum published crossing altitude at the VOR was 7,000 feet. The airport was 4.1 miles from the VOR at an elevation of 5,135 feet.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2721M, MSN AC-716, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.1958°, -115.3273°.