Coeur D'alene Air Term. Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Coeur D' Alene, Idaho 83814
Friday, December 21, 1984 9:15 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

ON TAKEOFF RUN, ACFT DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTER LINE, LEFT SEAT PILOT MADE CORRECTIVE RUDDER INPUT THEN RIGHT SEAT PILOT MADE ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE INPUT. ACFT YAWED MODERATELY TO LEFT AND CONTACTED A SNOW BERM. ACFT SPUN LEFT 180 DEGREES AND SLID BACKWARD TO A STOP.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/21/1984
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 915
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City COEUR D' ALENE
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83814
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERM.
Event Location Nearest Airport ID COE
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 2318
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1027 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID COE
Elevation of weather observation facility 2318
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 900
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 600
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -9
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -13
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2701
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Dec 21 1984 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 26644
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N441CF
NTSB Number SEA85LA041
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 441
Aircraft Series Identifier 441
Aircraft Serial Number 4410060
Certified Max Gross Weight 9850
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 11
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Dec 12 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 8
Airframe Hours 1338
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name MERCURY AVIATION COMPANIES
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 4302
Aircraft Owner City RICHMOND HEIGHT
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name EMPIRE AIRWAYS
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 11101 AIRPORT DRIVE
Operator City HAYDEN LAKE
Operator State ID
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code COE
Departure City COEUR D'ALENE
Departure State ID
Departure Country
Departure Time 1015
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code BOI
Destination City BOISE
Destination State ID
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 5400
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --