Cessna 441 accident near Coeur D' Alene, Idaho, December 21, 1984
On December 21, 1984 at about 3:15 pm local time, a Cessna 441, registered N441CF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Coeur D' Alene, Idaho (Coeur D'Alene Air Term. airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- December 21, 1984 · about 3:15 pm local time
- Place
- Coeur D' Alene, Idaho · Coeur D'Alene Air Term. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 441 · all 441s on the register
- Registration
- N441CF · registry record · serial 4410060
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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: 1,690 hours in all; 330 in this make and model; 212 in the last 90 days; 1,370 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,338 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 12, 1984; 8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,850 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE33184015 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: COE Coeur D'Alene ID at 4:15 pm
- Destination: BOI Boise ID
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 19, 5,400 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 900 ft
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 9°F (-13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:27 pm from COE
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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