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.
Clipped power lines enroute glenns ferry, ID to Mountain Home, ID on 4/10/99 at approx 1000MDT. Acft landed safely at Mountain Home, ID. (-23) during flight down the snake river canyon, approx. 13 miles east of Mountain Home, Idaho, the verical fin and rudder struck a cable crossing the canyon. Approx. 1/3 of the vertical fin and 1/2 of the rudder were sheared off. Control of the aircraft was maintained and the flight returned to the Mountain Home airport. No inuries to occupants.
As the FAA filed it
CLIPPED POWER LINES ENROUTE GLENNS FERRY, ID TO MOUNTAIN HOME, ID ON 4/10/99 AT APPROX 1000MDT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT MOUNTAIN HOME, ID. (-23) DURING FLIGHT DOWN THE SNAKE RIVER CANYON, APPROX. 13 MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO, THE VERICAL FIN AND RUDDER STRUCK A CABLE CROSSING THE CANYON. APPROX. 1/3 OF THE VERTICAL FIN AND 1/2 OF THE RUDDER WERE SHEARED OFF. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE MOUNTAIN HOME AIRPORT. NO INURIES TO OCCUPANTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.