Cessna 175 N9386B

Summary

On 2 March 1985 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N9386B was involved in an accident near Bancroft, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 March 1985 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bancroft, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Bancroft (US1)

Coordinates

42.7901, -111.9110

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N9386B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Preston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

SEA85FA067

1 person died.

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

THE ACFT IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN APRX 500 YARDS EAST OF THE BANCROFT ARPT. N9386B WAS ONE OF A FLT OF TWO ACFT RETURNING TO BANCROFT FROM PRESTON, ID. THE WX HAD DETERIORATED DURING THE FLT WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE OTHER ACFT WAS LANDING AT BANCROFT. THE PLT OF N9386B ELECTED TO FLY OVER HIS HOUSE BEFORE LANDING. THE PLT'S WIFE HEARD THE ACFT FLY OVER AND BECAME CONCERNED WHEN HE DID NOT RETURN HOME. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN LEFT WING FIRST AND CARTWHEELED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BASE LEG FOR RWY 25.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.