What happened
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(-23) On an air carrier flight from boise, ID (boi) to bozman, mt (bzm), the pilot experienced engine failure and made a landing on Idaho state route 28. The location is approximately on the Salmon VOR (lkt) 105 degree radial @ 30 NM. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. After 10 to 15 minutes on the ground the pilot attempted a restart and the engine started with no problem. The passengers took ground transportation to the Salmon, Idaho airport (smn) to continue the flight to bzm on another air carrier. The pilot departed from the highway and flew to Salmon and added 35.1 gallons of fuel. When the aircraft departed boi, there was 20 gallons of fuel in each wing tank, for a total of 40 gallons. The flight from Salmon to boi was uneventful. When the aircraft arrived at boi, there was 16 gallons in the right tank and 17 gallons in the left tank. The subsequent maintenance investigation of the aircraft revealed no explanations for the engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AN AIR CARRIER FLIGHT FROM BOISE, ID (BOI) TO BOZMAN, MT (BZM), THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE A LANDING ON IDAHO STATE ROUTE 28. THE LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY ON THE SALMON VOR (LKT) 105 DEGREE RADIAL @ 30 NM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES ON THE GROUND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND THE ENGINE STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. THE PASSENGERS TOOK GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO THE SALMON, IDAHO AIRPORT (SMN) TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO BZM ON ANOTHER AIR CARRIER. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE HIGHWAY AND FLEW TO SALMON AND ADDED 35.1 GALLONS OF FUEL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOI, THERE WAS 20 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH WING TANK, FOR A TOTAL OF 40 GALLONS. THE FLIGHT FROM SALMON TO BOI WAS UNEVENTFUL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT BOI, THERE WAS 16 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK AND 17 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK. THE SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EXPLANATIONS FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE.
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