| Date: | Monday 28 December 1970 |
| Time: | 18:37 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-125-1A |
| Owner/operator: | Morrison-Knutsen |
| Registration: | N36MK |
| MSN: | 25073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 16 km NE of Boise, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Billings-Logan Field, MT (BIL/KBIL) |
| Boise Air Terminal, ID (BOI/KBOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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:
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
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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