Daher TBM700 N885CA

Summary

On 29 October 2024 at about 22:45 local time, a Daher TBM700 registered N885CA was involved in an accident near Pinedale, Wyoming, United States. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

29 October 2024 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pinedale, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Ralph Wenz Field Aieport (KPNA)

Coordinates

42.7959, -109.8080

Aircraft

Daher TBM700

Registration

N885CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA029

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 29, 2024, about 1645 Mountain daylight time, a Daher TBM 700, N885CA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pinedale, Wyoming. The pilot and 5 passengers sustained minor injuries, and 1 passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness located at the Ralph Wenz Field Airport (PNA), Pinedale, Wyoming, the airplane landed and refueled. About 40 gallons of fuel was added to each fuel tank and the six passengers boarded the airplane during the stop. He noted that there was heavy snow falling during the airplane’s time on the ground. Before taxi, the pilot cleared the snow off the airplane with a brush. The witness stated the snowfall was light when he observed the airplane taxi and takeoff on runway 29. Shortly after becoming airborne, the left wing dropped and struck terrain. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest on a snow drift adjacent to the runway. The left wing and fuselage were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The airplane was recovered and secured for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.