At approximately 21:16 mountain time, the pilot of a Cessna TR182 and his passenger were killed following a loss of control in flight about two miles north of Dixie. The VFR flight had been in the air 3.5 hours, destined for Boise, when the pilot told controllers he had lost his engine. As he executed the forced landing, the airplane crashed into rolling terrain in a sparsely populated area. The landowner had initiated a controlled burn in the area earlier in the day, and there were numerous smoldering areas near the crash site, but there was no post-crash fire.
October 16, Dixie, Idaho / Cessna Skylane
At approximately 21:16 mountain time, the pilot of a Cessna TR182 and his passenger were killed following a loss of control in flight about two miles north of Dixie. The VFR flight had been in the air 3.5 hours, destined for Boise, when the pilot told controllers he had lost his engine. As he executed the forced landing, the airplane crashed into rolling terrain in a sparsely populated area. The landowner had initiated a controlled burn in the area earlier in the day, and there were numerous smoldering areas near the crash site, but there was no post-crash fire....
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot and passenger were killed when their Cessna TR182 crashed about two miles north of Dixie following a reported engine loss.
- The VFR flight, which had been airborne for 3.5 hours en route to Boise, experienced a loss of control during a forced landing attempt around 21:16 Mountain Time.
- The aircraft impacted rolling terrain in a sparsely populated area, with no post-crash fire despite smoldering areas from a controlled burn nearby.
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