# Accident 19921119049459A: Cessna T207A, Elk City, ID, November 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Elk City, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JFIA
- Location: 45.7999° N, 115.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7999&lon=-115.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6257H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257H-1995-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119049459A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO HEAVY SNOW SQUALL LOW IN A CANYON. TRIED TO TURN AROUND BUT STRUCK CANYON WALL. NO RECORD WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 SEA93FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA023), Nov 19, 1992: Cessna T207A (N6257H), Elk City, ID, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE BECOMING LOST, DISORIENTED, FALLING SNOW, AND MOUNTAINOUS, HILLY TERRAIN.

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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