Beech 200 accident near Salmon, ID
On December 10, 2007, a Beech 200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Salmon, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 10, 2007
- Place
- Salmon, ID
- Aircraft
- Beech 200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.114°N, 113.885°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071219X01978
Official records · SEA08FA042
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 10, 2007, about 0755 mountain standard time, a Beech King Air 200, N925TT, collided with a hangar while attempting an emergency landing at Lemhi County Airport, Salmon, Idaho. The impact took place about five minutes after the flight took off from the same airport. The commercial pilot and the passenger in the right front seat were killed in the accident, and two other passengers were uninjured. The airplane, which was owned and operated by QB Corporation, of Salmon, Idaho, was destroyed by the impact and the post-crash fire. The 14 CFR Part 91 corporate/executive flight was departing for Boise, Idaho, to pick up another passenger before proceeding on to Las Vegas, Nevada. Snow was falling at the time of the takeoff, and the pilot had received his departure clearance for his previously-filed Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan. There was no report of an ELT activation. On the day of the accident, the pilot arrived at the private hangar in which the airplane was kept at an undetermined time prior to 0700. When the first passenger arrived at the hangar about 0700, the airplane was already sitting on the ramp in front of the hangar, and the main hangar doors were fully open. According to this passenger, a light to moderate snow was falling, and when he briefly entered the airplane he noticed that the inside of the airplane was warm. This passenger brought breakfast for himself and the pilot, so the two of them went into the hangar to eat. About 0720 the pilot closed the main hangar doors. The main hangar doors were kept closed, with the airp
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control due to the pilot's failure to remove ice and snow from the airplane prior to takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper preflight preparation/actions, falling snow, and a low ambient temperature.
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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.
