# NTSB WPR26LA302: Cessna 208B, N247JP, Salmon, ID, August 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 9, 2026, 14:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Coordinates: 45.123278, -113.88144 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1233&lon=-113.8814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern base: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA302
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203572/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA302

## Preliminary report

On August 9, 2026, at 1420 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N247JP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Salmon, Idaho. The pilot and eight passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight. The pilot reported that, after an uneventful flight from the departure airport, he joined the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 17. While turning onto the base leg, he extended the wing flaps in preparation for landing and subsequently heard a loud “pop.” Immediately thereafter, the airplane made an aggressive, uncommanded roll to the left and banked to about 45°. The pilot attempted to regain lateral control by applying right aileron. He moved the control yoke to the full right aileron position and adjusted the aileron trim to the full right setting. The airplane touched down normally, and the pilot taxied it to the ramp without further incident. Following the landing, a company mechanic examined the flight control systems and found substantial damage to the left wing spar. A preliminary examination identified a loose flap bolt that allowed the lower portion of the aft bellcrank to move freely. The aft bellcrank was designed to attach to the airplane with a bolt secured to an anchor nut assembly on its lower surface (see figure 1). The hardware will be retained for further examination. Figure 1: Diagram showing the location of the loose bolt

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern base: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 410 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N247JP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247JP), registered now, S/N 208B5047, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (registry code 51499, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 208B5047
- Year built: 2013
- Airframe hours: 7229
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Gem Air LLC
- Registered owner: Spirit Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 27, 2026, 30 hours before
- Departed: BOI, Boise, ID
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: SMN, Lemhi County, runway 17/35, 5,510 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: KSMN
- METAR: METAR KSMN 102156Z AUTO 21005KT 7SM CLR 32/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP101 T03220117

## 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 20260809010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260809010069A), Aug 9, 2026: Textron 208B, Salmon, ID, Substantial damage. On August 8, 2026 during a base to final turn on approach to the Lemhi County Airport in Salmon, Idaho on a 14 CFR part 135 passenger flight, the pilot in…

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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