| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 23, 1991 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Location: | Salmon, Idaho |
| Operator: | Air Taxi -Wilderness Aviation Inc. |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Local flight - Flying B Ranch |
| AC Type: | Cessna 206 |
| Registration: | N5183U |
| cn / ln: | 2060183 |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The pilot of the Cessna 206 air taxi flight crashed while maneuvering during climbout after takeoff from the remote mountain airstrip. Witnesses stated the pilot attempted a turn in the narrow confines of the canyon. They observed the right wing drop a few feet while in a steep left turn, recover, then drop again with the aircraft rolling inverted to the right before impact on the canyon wall. Improper in-flight planning and decisions and failure to maintain airspeed. |
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