# NTSB SEA81FA005: Cessna U206F, N333MH, Bonners Ferry, ID, November 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1980
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID · BONNERS FERRY, ID
- Location: 48.6934° N, 116.3184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonners Ferry, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6934&lon=-116.3184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3165  80/11/18 NR.BONNERS FERRY,ID   CESSNA U206F        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 920
        TIME - 1720                    N333MH              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBBY,MT                    COEUR D'ALENE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES ON RISING TRRN NR HIGHWAY AT NGT.RECOVERY DATE 11/20/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N333MH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333MH-1982-10-06), registration cancelled 1982-10-06, S/N U20602852, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19801118072469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118072469A), Nov 18, 1980: Cessna U206, Bonners Ferry, ID, Destroyed. Following highway, struck hillside at low altitude. Fog, drizzle, near freezing. Dark night. Low ceiling.

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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