Friedman Memorial Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hailey, Idaho 83333
Monday, January 3, 1983 9:05 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN RIDGE DURING A VFR ATTEMPT TO LAND AT AN ARPT WITH NO INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE WAS OBSCURED BY BROKEN CLOUNDS. THE PLT HAD CANCELLED HIS IFR CLEARANCE, & DURING THE DESCENT TO THE ARPT, HE HAD DESCENDED BELOW CLOUDS NEAR THE ARPT WITH CLOUDS STILL OBSCURING SOME OF THE TERRAIN. ONE MILE VISIBILITY WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE VFR APPROACH. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, THE ACFT CONTINUED TO REMAIN BELOW THE CLOUDS & THE PLT CONTINUED THE APPROACH EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. THE PLT HAD A PARTIAL OCCLUSION OF A CORONARY ARTERY, BUT ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE ACFT IMPACTED AT ABOUT 6250 FT MSL. THE FIELD ELEVATION IS 5315 FT MSL. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 2 1/2 MI FROM THE ARPT. THE ARPT WAS LOCATED IN A MOUNTAIN VALLEY ABOUT 1 TO 1.25 MI WIDE. ALSO, THE ARPT & SURROUNDING TERRAIN WERE COVERED WITH SNOW.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/3/1983
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 905
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City HAILEY
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83333
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SUN
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 2
Degrees magnetic from airport 15
Airport Elevation 5315
Weather Briefing Completeness Partial - limited by briefer
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 0
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 340
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
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 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 3307
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 28589
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N805C
NTSB Number DCA83AA010
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 None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CANADAIR
Aircraft Model CL-600-1A11
Aircraft Series Identifier CL-600-1A1
Aircraft Serial Number 1037
Certified Max Gross Weight 40400
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 9
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 0
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name A.E. STALEY MANUFACTURING CO.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2200 ELDORADO
Aircraft Owner City DECATOR
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 62525
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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) Executive/Corporate
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code DEC
Departure City DECATOR
Departure State IL
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code SUN
Destination City FRIEDMAN MEMOR.
Destination State ID
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 31
Runway Length 6600
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --