# Accident 19850712030889A: Beech B36TC, Idaho City, ID, July 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1985, 10:27 local time
- Place: Idaho City, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8708° N, 115.6390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8708&lon=-115.6390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N948ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712030889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB ON TOP OF THUNDERSTORMS. UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND GROUND IMPACT AFTER ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA162), Jul 12, 1985: Beech B36TC (N948ST), Idaho City, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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