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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Coeur D'alene, Idaho 83814
Friday, May 28, 1999 13:15 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The accident flight, a dual instructional flight with a certificated flight instructor and student pilot aboard, was to have been a final opportunity for the student pilot to hone his skills prior to taking his private pilot checkride. Followng the accident aircraft's takeoff, air traffic control (ATC) radar tracked a 1200 beacon code from Felts Field to the vicinity of an abandoned backcountry airstrip (known as Horse Haven or Horse Heaven) in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest northeast of Couer d'Alene, Idaho. Witnesses subsequently reported seeing a small aircraft make a low pass over Horse Haven and then depart the area to the north, about the time the 1200 beacon code disappeared from radar. No further sightings of the accident aircraft were made. The aircraft failed to return from the flight and a search was initiated, but the search failed to locate the missing aircraft and search operations were suspended after 11 days. The aircraft remained missing for another two years, when it was discovered by chance by a U.S. Forest Service employee performing routine duties in the area. The crash site was in densely forested, mountainous terrain, in a draw about 2 miles north-northeast of, and about 600 vertical feet above, Horse Haven. An on-site investigation disclosed wreckage and impact signatures indicative of a relatively low-speed, near-vertical descent into trees and terrain. However, no evidence of any pre-impact aircraft or engine problems was found.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall and uncontrolled collision with terrain. A factor was mountainous/hilly terrain.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/28/1999 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1315 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Coeur d'Alene |
| Event State | IDAHO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 83814 |
| Event Date Year | 1999 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 475108N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1162831W |
| 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 | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1255 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 235 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | COE |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 2318 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 14 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 22 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 251 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.97 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 3800 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| 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) | 11913 |
| NTSB Notification Source | |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 24 2001 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1838 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 18 2002 10:15AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | -- |
| FAA District Office | Spokane, WA |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N714UZ |
| NTSB Number | SEA99FA176 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Unknown Origin |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 152 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 15279459 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1670 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 2 1999 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 81.5 |
| Airframe Hours | 7403.6 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Felts Field Aviation Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 5829 E. Rutter |
| Aircraft Owner City | Spokane |
| Aircraft Owner State | WA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99212 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| 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 | GFUS |
| Owner has at least one certificate | -- |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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 | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SFF |
| Departure City | Spokane |
| Departure State | WA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1236 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | -- |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Unknown |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 18 2002 5:27PM |
| User who most recently changed record | STAM |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |