Fairchild SA227-AC N2689E
25 September 1987 · Twin Falls, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1987 at about 05:25 local time, a Fairchild SA227-AC registered N2689E, operated by Horizon Air Industries, Inc., was involved in an accident near Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Joslin Field
- Coordinates
- 42.4101, -114.5898
- Aircraft
- Fairchild SA227-AC
- Registration
- N2689E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Horizon Air Industries, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Twin Falls → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA87MA192
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
CHK PLT WAS CONDUCTING CAPT PROFICIENCY CHK ON ANOTHER COMPANY PLT (PIC) UNDER DARK NGT CONDTNS. SUBSEQUENT TO FULL STOP LDG ON RWY 25, TAKEOFF CHKLST WAS RECITED. PIC COMMENCED T/O ON RWY 07. CHK PLT SIMULATED VI ENG CUT AFTER LIFTOFF. PIC WAS UNABLE TO ACCEL TO V2, CLIMB, OR MAINTAIN DIRECTNL CONTRL. ACFT LEVELLED OFF, A/S BEGAN TO DECAY & ACFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. CHK CAPT FAILED TO TAKE CNTRL OR TERMINATE ENG CUT SIMULATION AS EVOLUTION DETERIORATED. ACFT COLLIDED WITH ILS GS TWR MARKED BY RED OBST LIGHTS. LOSS OF CNTRL FOLLOWED WHEN RGT WINGTIP/AILERON SEPARATED. ACFT THEN IMPACTED GND AND SLID TO A STOP. TKOF FLAP POSITION SHOULD BE 1/4. BOTH FLAPS FOUND NEAR 1/2 FLAP EXTENDED POSITION. HANDLE FOUND IN 1/2 FLAP DETENT. PERFMNC CHARTS SHOW ACFT ABL TO REACH V2 AT 50 FT ALT IN 6500 FT ROLL, THEN +575 FPM CLIMB (VYSE) AT ACC WT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild SA227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1988 | Fairchild SA227-AT | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1988 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Cary, North Carolina, United States | Avair, Inc. | Fatal | 12 |
| 7 Sep 1989 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Los Angeles, California, United States | Skywest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1990 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Elko, Nevada, United States | Skywest Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1990 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Comair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1990 | Fairchild SA227 | Olympia, Washington, United States | Horizon Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1987 | Beechcraft BE18 | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | Majestic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1987 | Grumman G-164A | Viola, Idaho, United States | Steve's Crop Care | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1987 | Rockwell S-2R | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | Clarks Air Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-12 | Sun Valley, Idaho, United States | Stanley E. Clark | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Cessna 170B | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | Hern Ironworks, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1987 | Davis STARSHIP ALPHA | Burley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |