Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Idaho Falls Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402
Thursday, September 19, 2013 15:53 MDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On September 19, 2013, about 1553 mountain daylight time, a Beech C90-A twin-turboprop airplane, N191TP, was substantially damaged when it impacted a field short of the runway at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), Idaho Falls, Idaho, during final approach. The commercial pilot and one passenger received minor injuries, and one passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was owned and operated by WE FLY LLC of Idaho Falls. The business flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight plan was filed for the flight.
According to the pilot, the airplane was based at IDA, and he and two passengers originated the day's flight sequence at IDA the morning of the accident. The airplane was flown first to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), located about 45 nautical miles (nm) from IDA, where a third passenger boarded. They then flew to Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), located about 165 nm from PIH, where the passengers deplaned to attend a meeting. About 5 hours after landing in BOI, the pilot and same passengers departed BOI for IDA, with an interim stop at PIH to drop off the one passenger. The flight from BOI to PIH was uneventful. The pilot and two remaining passengers reported that the flight from Pocatello to Idaho Falls was "bumpy" or "turbulent." The pilot reported that when the airplane was on its final approach to runway 2 at IDA, a "master warning or caution" annunciator light illuminated, and the pilot was "pretty sure" that it was related to a fuel quantity/distribution issue. He stated that he then checked the fuel quantity gauges, and recalled that they indicated that the airplane still had fuel. He did not provide any elaborating information to the investigation regarding the fuel quantity or distribution in the airplane at the time of the event. The pilot did not recall anything else about the event, except that he "saw the ground coming up fast" and instructed his passengers to "hold on." One of the passengers recounted a similar version of the sequence of events.
The airplane impacted level terrain and an irrigation ditch about 1.2 miles short of the runway. The landing gear, one propeller, and one engine were separated from the airplane during impact, and the wings and fuselage sustained substantial damage. Only trace amounts of fuel were observed on scene. FAA information indicated that the airplane was manufactured in 1989, and was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turbopropeller engines.
The pilot reported a total flight experience of about 3,975 hours, including about 2,500 hours in the accident airplane make and model.
The IDA 1553 automated weather observation included wind from 210 degrees at 3 knots; visibility 10 miles, clear skies; temperature 17 degrees C; dew point 0 degrees C; and an altimeter setting of 30.19 inches of mercury.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/19/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1553 |
| Event Time Zone | Mountain Daylight Time |
| Event City | Idaho Falls |
| Event State | IDAHO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 83402 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 433049N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1120414E |
| Event Location Airport | Idaho Falls |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | IDA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 200 |
| Airport Elevation | 4744 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1553 Mountain Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 20 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | ida |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 4780 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | MDT |
| 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) | 17 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 210 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.19 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | Northwest Mountain ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 5 2013 6:13PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N191TP |
| NTSB Number | WPR13LA416 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | C90 - A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | LJ1223 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 10500 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 8 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 3 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 4468 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | WE FLY LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Idaho Falls |
| Aircraft Owner State | ID |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 83402 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | WE FLY LLC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Idaho Falls |
| Operator State | ID |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 83402 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| 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) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | PIH |
| Departure City | Pocatello |
| Departure State | ID |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1530 |
| Departure Time Zone | MDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | IDA |
| Destination City | Idaho Falls |
| Destination State | ID |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 5 2013 6:22PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coos |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |