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.
Other Aero Commander 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1988 | Aero Commander 680E | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Aero Commander 680 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Dec 1987 | Aero Commander 680FL | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1987 | Aero Commander 680FL | St Thomas | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1989 | Aero Commander 680FLP | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Dec 1986 | Aero Commander 680 | Barre, Vermont, United States | Energy Air Center Charters | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper J3C-65 | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | Robert I. Dempster | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Sun Valley, Idaho, United States | Sun Valley Aviation, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | North Fork, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1988 | Roman LONG-EZ | Salmon, Idaho, United States | Edwin Roman | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1988 | Cessna 150G | Post Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Linden J. Butikofer, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |