# Accident 19920924038699A: Cessna 320B, Moose Creek, ID, September 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1992, 09:15 local time
- Place: Moose Creek, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0798° N, 115.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0798&lon=-115.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9811L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9811L-1994-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320B (registry code 2074508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 30 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920924038699A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES IFR EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREE LANDING ON CLOSED USFS STRIP. SUFFERED THROTTLE BODY ICING.

## 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 SEA92LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA214), Sep 24, 1992: Cessna 320B (N9811L), Lowell, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: RAM INDUCTION AIR STARVATION OF BOTH ENGINES AND INABILITY OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO CLEAR TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE LOW CEILINGS AND TREES.

## Other reports on N9811L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740817030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817030829A), Aug 17, 1974: Cessna 320B (N9811L), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. L uplock torque tube assy support stud failed. Cessna svc ltr 67-22 ncw.

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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