Partenavia P68C/TC accident near Dixie, Idaho, April 1, 1983
On April 1, 1983 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Partenavia P68C/TC, registered N2958W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Dixie, Idaho (Mackay Bar airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 4 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 1, 1983 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Dixie, Idaho · Mackay Bar
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 4 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Partenavia P68C/TC
- Registration
- N2958W · no longer on the register · serial 267-18/TC
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT STALLED, DRAGGED THE LEFT WING AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING. A 2ND PILOT WITH LIMITED MULTI-ENGINE EXPERIENCE WAS MAKING THE LANDING. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE THRESHOLD, THE ACFT STALLED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE LEFT WING TIP MADE GROUND CONTACT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOOK CONTROL AND TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH POWER, BRAKE AND RUDDER. IN SPITE OF HIS EFFORTS, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A FENCE POLE AND THE ACFT ROTATED LEFT INTO THE FENCE. DUE TO THE TERRAIN, A LEFT TURN (DOG LEG) WAS REQUIRED ON FINAL APPROACH, JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE GRASS RUNWAY UNTIL THE OTHER PILOT MADE A TURN TO LAND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,485 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 4,485 as pilot in command; 3,300 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 123 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 27, 1982; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,387 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: U70 Cascade ID at 4:00 pm
- Destination: 69U Dixie ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 1,900 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 41°F (5°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from BOI, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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