- Date
- August 10, 1978
- Place
- Challis, ID · CHALLIS, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N756LVCessna T206
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780810032899A
- Case key
- 139716
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2836 78/8/10 NR.CHALLIS,ID CESSNA T206 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, UNK/NR TIME - 1745 N756LV PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMAS CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOISE,ID RETURN CHALLIS,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DIDNT FOLLOW PUBLISHED DEPARTURE FROM CANYON STRIP.UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.DENSITY ALT 9900FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756LV
- Reported as
- Cessna T206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Thomas Creek
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.