42.8421° N, 106.3213° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 6, 1993 · 15:00 local
Place
Casper, WY
Airport
Natrona County International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
NVIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N95CP
Reported as
Israel 1124
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,300 total950 in this make and model95 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.
Lightning strike at cruise altitude. Lost all instruments. Lost control. Regained control at lower altitude.
As the FAA filed it
LIGHTNING STRIKE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. LOST ALL INSTRUMENTS. LOST CONTROL. REGAINED CONTROL AT LOWER ALTITUDE.