# NTSB SEA82DA136: Cessna T207, N1627U, Dixie, ID, August 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 6, 1982, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Dixie, ID
- Coordinates: 45.799575, -115.510543 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7996&lon=-115.5105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA136
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70485/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA136

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft performance,climb capability - deteriorated (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1627U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20700227
- Airframe hours: 1679
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820806035179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806035179A), Aug 6, 1982: Cessna T207, Dixie, ID, Substantial damage. Entered sink rate after takeoff on climbout over a river. Crash landed on FAR side of river, density altitude.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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