Douglas DC-3C accident near Boise, ID
On December 10, 1996, a Douglas DC-3C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boise, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 10, 1996
- Place
- Boise, ID
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.559°N, 116.209°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07241
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 9, 1996, at 1803 hours mountain standard time, a Douglas DC-3C, N75142, operated by Desert Air Transport, Inc., doing business as Desert Air, and being crewed by an airline transport rated (ATR) pilot-in-command (PIC) and a commercial pilot serving as first officer (FO), was destroyed during impact with terrain following a loss of control while attempting to return for an emergency landing, at the Boise Air Terminal, Boise, Idaho. Both pilots were fatally injured. Visual meteorological night conditions existed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was a cargo run from Boise, Idaho, to Salt Lake City, Utah, was to have been operated under 14CFR135, and departed Boise at 1800. On December 9, 1997, between 1751:22 and 1752:10, the crew of N75142 contacted Boise (BOI) clearance delivery and requested/received an IFR clearance from Boise to Salt Lake City (refer to ATTACHMENT CT-I), and between 1752:18 and 1752:34, the crew of N75142 contacted BOI ground control and received clearance to taxi from the cargo ramp to runway 10 left (refer to ATTACHMENT CT-II). At 1756:36, the crew contacted the BOI local controller stating that "we're gonna need a uh run-up on the end here," and then radioed at 1759:31, "one four two is ready to go." At 1759:38 the BOI local controller transmitted "runway one zero left cleared for takeoff." The crew of N75142 acknowledged this transmission 4 seconds later. At 1801:56, the BOI local controller inquired "douglas uh one four two you should be on runway heading is that right?"
Probable cause
A fire within the right engine compartment of undetermined cause and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed above the aircraft's minimum control speed. A factor contributing to the accident was the dark night environmental conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
