Cessna T210R accident near Boise, Idaho, November 10, 1992
On November 10, 1992 at about 2:30 am local time, a Cessna T210R, registered N7381U, was destroyed in an accident near Boise, Idaho (Boise airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
PROPER ALTITUDE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FOG, DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURES.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 10, 1992 · about 2:30 am local time
- Place
- Boise, Idaho · Boise · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210R · all T210Rs on the register
- Registration
- N7381U · no longer on the register · serial 21064966
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A NIGHT TIME VOR/DME APPROACH FOR LANDING IN FOGGY CONDITIONS, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FIFTEEN FOOT HIGH MOVEABLE IRRIGATION SYSTEM LOCATED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT THE FLIGHT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE APPROACH AND AT A PROPER ALTITUDE AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. TWO RADAR TARGETS AFTER THE FIX INDICATE THAT THE FLIGHT DESCENDED BELOW THE PUBLISHED MINIMUM ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. POST CRASH INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,260 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,734 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, November 8, 1992
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSI0-520-CE (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: TWF Twin Falls ID at 1:00 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 28, 9,763 ft by 190 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 290° at 8 knots
- Sky: not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:32 am from BOI, 3 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N7381U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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