Stinson 108-1 N8165K

Summary

On 27 April 1986 at about 06:05 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8165K was involved in an accident near Grangeville, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 April 1986 at 06:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Grangeville, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

45.8996, -116.1305

Aircraft

Stinson 108-1

Registration

N8165K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pullman → Boise

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA86LA251

2 people died.

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

PLT CALLED FSS OVER LWS FOR WX BRIEF LWS-BKE-BOI. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ROUTE, MOUNTAINS OBSCURED IN RAIN SHOWERS. PLT CALLED FSS 30 MIN LATER, REPORTED LOST IN CLOUDS ATTEMPTING ROUTE. RADIO CONTACT LOST BEFORE LOCATION ESTABLISHED (2305 MST, 04-26-86). WRECKAGE LOCATED RISING TERRAIN AT 4500-FT ELEVATION. THE ACFT WAS LOCATED BY A U.S. FOREST SERVICE ACFT ON 07/31/87, 33 MILES NW OF GRANGEVILLE, ID.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.