# NTSB SEA76DYA11: Riley Super 340, N1597G, Boise, ID, August 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1975
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2155   75/8/1    BOISE,ID            RILEY SUPER 340     CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 10000
        TIME - 1837                    N1597G              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- L TIRE BLEW ON T/D.DEPARTED L SIDE OF RWY.DMGD L PROP,BOTH WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1597G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1597G-2008-01-14), registration cancelled 2008-01-14, S/N 340-0508, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RILEY SUPER 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boise Air Term

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750801023059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750801023059A), Aug 1, 1975: Cessna 340CESSNA, Boise, ID, Substantial damage. L tire blew on t/d.departed l side of rwy. Dmgd l prop,both wings.

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.

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