Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N70040

20 April 1986 · Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 20 April 1986 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N70040 was involved in an accident near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
48.7496, -116.5106
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N70040
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bonners Ferry → Ellensburg
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86LA107

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 2 2 0

Probable cause

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

THE PLT UTILIZED UPDRAFTS TO CLIMB TO 7800 FT TO CLEAR A MOUNTAIN RIDGE WHICH WAS COVERED WITH 'CAP CLOUDS'. ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE RIDGE A DOWNDRAFT WAS EXPERIENCED AND THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO THE 'FOG'. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT INSTRUMENTS WERE USED TO MAINTAIN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED DESCENDING TO GROUND IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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