- Date
- November 9, 1992, 19:30 local (Nov 10, 1992, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Boise, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7381UCessna T210R
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921109045879A
- Case key
- 42924
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Probable cause
Proper altitude was not maintained. Factors to the accident were: fog, dark night conditions, and improper IFR procedures.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a night time vor/dme approach for landing in foggy conditions, the airplane collided with a fifteen foot high moveable irrigation system located in an open field approximately two and a half miles east of the airport. Radar data indicates that the flight was established on the approach and at a proper altitude at the final approach fix. Two radar targets after the fix indicate that the flight descended below the published minimum altitude and collided with the irrigation system. Post crash inspection did not reveal any mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7381U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064966
- Airframe hours
- 1,734
- Engine
- Continental TSI0-520-CE, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Spokane Airways
- Registered owner
- Marble Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 8, 1992
- Departed
- TWF · Twin Falls, ID
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BOI · Boise, runway 28, 9,763 × 190 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,260 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7381U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.