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Aero Commander 680FL N291NC

9 April 1988 · Soda Springs, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 9 April 1988 at about 03:25 local time, a Aero Commander 680FL registered N291NC was involved in an accident near Soda Springs, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
42.7508, -111.5310
Aircraft
Aero Commander 680FL
Registration
N291NC
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Billings → Salt Lake City
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
Unk
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA88FA069

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 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

WHILE EN ROUTE ON A NIGHT IFR CARGO FLT, THE PLT REQD & WAS CLRD FOR A DSCNT FROM AN IFR CRUISE ALT OF 16,000 FT TO PROCEED VFR-ON-TOP. THE LAST TRANSMISSION FROM THE ACFT WAS AT 2106 WHEN THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TERRAIN ALONG THE ROUTE. AT 2121:51 MDT, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AFTER THE ACFT MADE AN APRX 360 DEGREE LEFT TURN & DESCENDED THRU 13,800'. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE CONTROLLER TRIED TO CALL THE PLT TO INFORM HIM THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT. LATER, WRECKAGE OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND WHERE IT HAD CRASHED ABOUT 2 MI SW OF WERE RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. THE WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA OF MORE THAN ONE MILE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT WING & RGT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD SEPD UPWARD FROM OVERLOAD. NO PRE-ACDNT FATIGUE OR PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FND. WX RPRTS & PIREPS INDCD MODERATE TURBC & TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE AREA. APRX 60 MI WEST AT POCATELLO, ID, SNOW SHOWERS WERE RPRTD; 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE WRECKAGE OVERNIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Mar 1988 Aero Commander 680E
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19 Feb 1988 Aero Commander 680
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
11 Sep 1989 Aero Commander 680FLP
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no coordinates
- Fatal 1
3 Dec 1986 Aero Commander 680
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no coordinates
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