Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Rexburg, Idaho 83440
Sunday, November 29, 1992 18:51 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WEATHER BRIEFED FOR A ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM PROVO, UTAH, TO REXBURG, IDAHO, AND RETURN. UPON ARRIVAL AT REXBURG THE PILOT'S SON (WHO DISEMBARKED WITH A SECOND PASSENGER) REQUESTED THAT HIS FATHER REMAIN OVERNIGHT. THE PILOT RESPONDED THAT THE PLANE WOULD BE TOO HARD TO START AND THAT HE HAD A CLASS TO TEACH IN THE MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF STOPOVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED REXBURG AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE PILOT ACTIVATED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE RETURN LEG. A CESSNA 310 WAS ON AN IFR APPROACH INTO REXBURG DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOW CEILINGS AND SNOW WERE REPORTED AT THE REXBURG AIRPORT AND ACCIDENT SITE, AS WELL AS DARK NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 23 FEET ABOVE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. IT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND SHEDDING APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES OF PROPELLER TIP BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN, WHEREUPON IT IMPACTED POWER LINES AND THEN TERRAIN WITH ITS ENGINE ULTIMATELY COMING TO REST 1324 FEET BEYOND THE TREE IMPACTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH OBJECTS/TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, TREES, IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND SELF INDUCED PRESSURE.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/29/1992
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1851
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City REXBURG
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83440
Event Date Year 1992
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1856 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 193
Weather Observation Facility ID IDA
Elevation of weather observation facility 4740
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 18
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 900
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 6
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 816
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 29 1992 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1820
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 48315
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 3:27PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8634Q
NTSB Number SEA93FA031
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground and In-flight
Aircraft Explosion Ground and In-flight
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model S35
Aircraft Series Identifier S35
Aircraft Serial Number D-7654
Certified Max Gross Weight 3300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 19 1992 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SPRINGVILLE FLYING CLUB
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO BOX 104
Aircraft Owner City SPANISH FORK
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84660
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name SPRINGVILLE FLYING CLUB
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address PO BOX 104
Operator City SPANISH FORK
Operator State UT
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 84660
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1845
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code PVU
Destination City PROVO
Destination State UT
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Cruise
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --