43.5644° N, 116.2230° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 1, 1987 · 20:00 local
Place
Boise, ID
Airport
Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QXEA
Aircraft
N375PH
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE33111U
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total1,250 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit during climb through clouds. Returned to airport. Splined coupling to gear reduction shaft failed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT DURING CLIMB THROUGH CLOUDS. RETURNED TO AIRPORT.SPLINED COUPLING TO GEAR REDUCTION SHAFT FAILED.