Cessna 206 N16HT

Summary

On 10 November 2018 at about 06:35 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N16HT, operated by Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc, was involved in an accident near Boise, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 November 2018 at 06:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Emmett Muni (S78)

Coordinates

43.8403, -116.5294

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N16HT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Caldwell → Boise

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA19CA054

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s impact with a bird during the approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he and the student pilot were conducting a training flight using night vision googles. While the airplane was in the traffic pattern, he saw a small flock of geese. Shortly after, he felt a thump. The student reconfigured the rudder and flap setting and was able to land the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.