Cessna TRI82 N757SP

Summary

On 20 May 1983 at about 19:12 local time, a Cessna TRI82 registered N757SP was involved in an accident near Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 May 1983 at 19:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Fanning (IDA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna TRI82

Registration

N757SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Idaho Falls → Afton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA102

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER THE PLT STARTED TO MAKE A TURN AT APRX 500 FT AGL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A PLOWED FIELD WITH THE GEAR & FLAPS RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT SLID APRX 100 YARDS, THEN STOPPED IN A CANAL. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT HAD JUST RECEIVED MAINTENANCE ON THE MAGNETOS FOR COMPLIANCE OF AN AD WHICH REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF A GEAR. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT A RETAINING SCREW FOR THE CAM IN THE MAGNETO WAS LOOSE. REPORTEDLY, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING A SHOULDER HARNESS & RECEIVED A FRACTURED STERNUM & MULTIPLE BRUISES, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE HEAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.