# Accident 20260809010069A: Textron 208B, Salmon, ID, August 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2026, 16:55 local time
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Airport: Lemhi County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GAJA
- Location: 45.1233° N, 113.8814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1233&lon=-113.8814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 (registry code 51499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON 208B
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,686 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260809010069A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2026 DURING A BASE TO FINAL TURN ON APPROACH TO THE LEMHI COUNTY AIRPORT IN SALMON, IDAHO ON A 14 CFR PART 135 PASSENGER FLIGHT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) SET THE FLAPS TO APPROACH SETTING, HEARD A “BANG” WITH A RESULTANT ASYMMETRICAL FLAP SETTING WHEN THE LEFT FLAP PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THE PIC USED FULL COUNTERACTING AILERON TO COMPLETE THE LANDING WITH NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST LANDING EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED THE LEFT; AFT FLAP BELL CRANK MOUNTING BOLT ASSEMBLY HAD BACKED OUT OF THE SELF-LOCKING NUT PLATE IN THE DOUBLER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING. THIS ALLOWED THE BELL CRANK TO MOVE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE LEFT FLAP TO PARTIALLY RETRACT AND THE INTERCONNECTION FLANGE OF THE BELL CRANK TO PUNCTURE THE LEFT-WING AFT SPAR WEB. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERCONNECT ROD BETWEEN THE FORWARD AND AFT LEFT WING FLAP BELL CRANKS DAMAGED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE PASS-THROUGH HOLE IN THE SPAR WEB. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE OPERATOR’S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD PERFORMED THE 100 HOUR OR 12 MONTH FLAP SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK TASK 27-50-00-720 BUT HAD FAILED TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED STEP OF THE TASK TO TORQUE CHECK THE FLAP BELL CRANK MOUNTING BOLTS. THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD FAILED TO PERFORM THE FLAP BELL CRANK MOUNTING BOLT TORQUE CHECK FOR AT LEAST THE PREVIOUS 600 FLIGHT HOURS.

## 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 WPR26LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA302), Aug 9, 2026: Cessna 208B (N247JP), Salmon, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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