Cessna P210N accident near Cambridge, ID
On January 2, 1997, a Cessna P210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cambridge, ID. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 2, 1997
- Place
- Cambridge, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.619°N, 116.700°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07354
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 2, 1997, about 1434 mountain standard time, a Cessna P210N, N6425W, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with mountainous terrain located ten miles north of Cambridge, Idaho. Visual and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the private pilot and her four passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from McCall, Idaho, about 23 minutes prior to the accident. The flight was destined for Boise, Idaho. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the pilot had filed an instrument flight rules flight plan, but did not open the flight plan after the airplane took off from McCall. At 1800 the same day, a search was initiated after concerned family members reported the airplane overdue. The wreckage was located on January 3 at 1800. No ELT signal was heard. Family members reported that the purpose of the flight was to help some friends by flying them out of McCall to Boise, since all of the roads were closed. The husband of one of the passengers reported that he was present at the airplane when the pilot was performing the preflight check and loading the baggage. The husband reported that the pilot was aware of the icing conditions at 8,000 feet and that the surrounding mountains were obscured by clouds. The husband reported that the pilot noted that the cloud conditions to the west were broken, and stated that she would fly to the west and then down a valley to the south into Boise, instead of going directly
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Flight into adverse weather and turbulence were factors.
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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.
