Salt Lake City – Burley

The single engine airplane departed Salt Lake City Airport at 0700LT on a cargo flight to Burley, Idaho. On approach to Burley Airport Runway 20, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to snow falls and decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, while on a second attempt to land, the aircraft crashed on the roof of a building located 700 metres short of runway 20. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Salt Lake City – Burley

Registration

N928JP

MSN

208B-2428

Year of Manufacture

2013

Operator

GEM Air

Date

April 13, 2022 at 08:32 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

City

Crash Location

Burley Idaho

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

42.5357°, -113.7928°

Narrative Report

On April 13, 2022 at 08:32 AM, Salt Lake City – Burley experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by GEM Air, with the event recorded near Burley Idaho.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The single engine airplane departed Salt Lake City Airport at 0700LT on a cargo flight to Burley, Idaho. On approach to Burley Airport Runway 20, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to snow falls and decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, while on a second attempt to land, the aircraft crashed on the roof of a building located 700 metres short of runway 20. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N928JP, MSN 208B-2428, year of manufacture 2013.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.5357°, -113.7928°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The single engine airplane departed Salt Lake City Airport at 0700LT on a cargo flight to Burley, Idaho. On approach to Burley Airport Runway 20, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to snow falls and decided to initiate a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, while on a second attempt to land, the aircraft crashed on the roof of a building located 700 metres short of runway 20. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Salt Lake City – Burley

Operator

GEM Air

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

City

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N928JP

MSN

208B-2428

Year of Manufacture

2013