Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Monday 28 December 1970 |
Time: | 18:37 |
Type: | de Havilland DH-125-1A |
Operator: | Morrison-Knutsen |
Registration: | N36MK |
MSN: | 25073 |
First flight: | 1966-01-24 (4 years 11 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 16 km (10 mls) NE of Boise, ID ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Billings-Logan Field, MT (BIL/KBIL), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Boise Air Terminal, ID (BOI/KBOI), United States of America |
Narrative:Improper instrument approach to runway 10L caused the plane to fly into the slope of a mountain. Misreading of the altimeter was a causal factor.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper IFR operation
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts, conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» NTSB
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Map
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Distance from Billings-Logan Field, MT to Boise Air Terminal, ID as the crow flies is 651 km (407 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.