# NTSB SEA93FA023: Cessna T207A, N6257H, Elk City, ID, November 19, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 19, 1992, 15:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Elk City, ID
- Coordinates: 45.799903, -115.510498 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7999&lon=-115.5105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA93FA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42925/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA023

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE BECOMING LOST, DISORIENTED, FALLING SNOW, AND MOUNTAINOUS, HILLY TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 207, WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A VFR FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS, HILLY TERRAIN, FLEW INTO FALLING SNOW WHICH REDUCED HIS VISIBILITY TO APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOST, HE ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE COURSE, BUT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN THE STEEP CANYON.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6257H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257H-1995-08-21), registration cancelled 1995-08-21, S/N 20700453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Registry model: [Cessna T207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (registry code 2073614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T207-00453
- Airframe hours: 4109
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-M 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Wilderness Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner: Wilderness Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 5, 1992, 909 hours before
- Departed: SELWAY LODGE, ID
- Destination: SMN, SALMON, ID
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 4,800 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °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 19921119049459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119049459A), Nov 19, 1992: Cessna T207A, Elk City, ID, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Flew into heavy snow squall low in a canyon. Tried to turn around but struck canyon wall. No record weather brief.

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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