- Date
- August 4, 1979
- Place
- Pistol Creek, ID · PISTOL CREEK, ID
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6286BCessna T210M
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790804021429A
- Case key
- 135188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1785 79/8/4 PISTOL CREEK,ID CESSNA T210M CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1878 TIME - 0930 N6286B PX- 5 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIAN CREEK USFS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE,ID INDIAN CREEK,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6286B
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Indian Creek Usfs
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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