Cessna T207A N7306U

Summary

On 27 August 1982 at about 19:39 local time, a Cessna T207A registered N7306U, operated by Salmon Air Taxi, was involved in an accident near Boise, Idaho, United States. 7 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 August 1982 at 19:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Boise Air Terminal (BOI)

Coordinates

46.1594, -116.9200

Aircraft

Cessna T207A

Registration

N7306U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Salmon Air Taxi

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Salmon

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82FA149

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT FILED A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN FOR A VFR FLIGHT FROM BOISE TO SALMON, ID. HE REPORTED THAT DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE SURGED, THEN SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. HE REDUCED THE POWER TO 33 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND SET THE PROPELLER TO 2550 RPM. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER AGAIN, THERE WAS A SECOND SURGE, THEN THE PROPELLER STOPPED. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CROSS OVER A ROAD AND LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. HE SAW A POWER LINE ALONG THE ROAD AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD AND ELECTED TO CROSS UNDER IT TO LAND. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT SEE A SINGLE TELEPHONE POLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE POLE AND THE PLANE CARTWHEELED AND CRASHED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.