- Date
- August 6, 1982, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dixie, ID
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1627UCessna T207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820806035179A
- Case key
- 70485
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Analysis
The pilot took off with 4 passengers after waiting 4 hours for the air temperature to cool. The takeoff seemed normal, but over the river at about 50 feet AGL, the aircraft began to sink. It impacted rough terrain on the FAR side of the river. The airport elevation was 2045 ft MSL and the temperature was 90 degrees.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Aircraft performance,climb capability - deterioratedFactor
Airspeed - not maintained
Stall/mush - inadvertent
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1627U
- Reported as
- Cessna T207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700227
- Airframe hours
- 1,679
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-G, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth L. Linn
- Registered owner
- Kenneth L. Linn
- Departed
- 69U · Dixie, ID
- Destination
- SMN · Salmon, ID
- Airport
- 69U · Mackay Bar, runway 2, 1,900 × 200 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,665 total · 847 in this make and model · 3,640 as pilot in command · 163 in the last 90 days · 74 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.