Salmon - McCall

On August 5, 1980 at 03:30 PM, Salmon - McCall experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by United States Forest Service - USFS, with the event recorded near Salmon Idaho.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot and the passenger were engaged in a survey flight from Salmon to McCall. While flying at low height, the twin engine airplane struck trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. While the passenger was seriously injured, the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N184Z, MSN 500-1627-216, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.1759°, -113.8958°.