Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 accident near Lewiston, ID
On February 11, 2000, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lewiston, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 11, 2000
- Place
- Lewiston, ID
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.161°N, 116.920°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20451
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 11, 2000, at 0815 pacific standard time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, N152BK, operated by American Check Transport, was destroyed when it impacted terrain approximately 1.5 nautical miles east of the Lewiston Nez-Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho. The 14 CFR Part 135 non-scheduled domestic cargo flight had departed Boise Air Terminal Airport (BOI), Boise, Idaho, at 0723 and was en route to the Lewiston airport. The airplane was cleared for the ILS Rwy 26 approach to the airport. The Lewiston Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower controller reported the airplane in sight approximately four miles from the airport. The pilot was given the option of landing on runway 26 or runway 29, and he chose to land on runway 29. At 0815, the winds were 300 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 21 knots. At approximately two miles east of the airport, the pilot reported a dual engine flameout. The airplane impacted the ground near the top of a ridgeline. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The flight was one leg of a regularly scheduled cargo flight that originated in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the airplane was based. The routine flight plan, which the pilot had regularly flown during the past 12 months, was to fly in the morning from Salt Lake City to Boise, Idaho; then to Lewiston, Idaho; and then to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. At approximately 1800, the pilot would return to Salt Lake City via Lewiston and Boise. The flight logbook maintained by the pilot indicated that the en
Probable cause
the pilot failed to follow the flight manual procedures and did not engage the Continuous Ignition system resulting in both engines flaming out when the air induction system was blocked with ice. Additional factors to the accident included the hilly terrain, the icing conditions, and the operator not complying with a Service Bulletin for the installation of an auto-ignition system.
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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.
