Narrative:A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed on the roof of an industrial building in Heyburn, Idaho, USA, while attempting to land at Burley Municipal Airport, ID (BYI). The pilot suffered fatal injuries.
The aircraft departed Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah (SLC) at 07:00 hours local time (13:00 UTC) on a cargo flight to BYI. Flight tracking data show that the aircraft aborted the approach to runway 20 at BYI at 08:11. The aircraft lined up for a new approach. The accident occurred during the second approach as the aircraft crashed 700 m north-east of the threshold of runway 20.
At the time of both approaches, visibility at the airport was limited due to snowfall.
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METAR Weather report:
14:01 UTC / 08:01 local time:
KBYI 131401Z AUTO 20008KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR BKN026 OVC033 M03/M05 A2996 RMK AO2 P0000 T1028105014:10 UTC / 08:10 local time:
KBYI 131410Z AUTO 19008KT 1SM -SN BR BKN023 OVC028 M03/M05 A2996 RMK AO2 P0000 T1033105014:40 UTC / 08:40 local time:
KBYI 131440Z AUTO 21008KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN030 OVC047 M03/M06 A2997 RMK AO2 P0000 T10281056
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from Flightradar24.
Distance from Salt Lake City International Airport, UT to Burley Municipal Airport, ID as the crow flies is 244 km (152 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.