| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 07, 2007 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Location: | White Pass, Washington |
| Operator: | Kapowsin Air Sports |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Star, ID - Shelton, WA |
| AC Type: | Cessna 208 Caravan |
| Registration: | N430A |
| cn / ln: | 208B0415 |
| Aboard: | 10 (passengers:9 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:9 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The parachutists had gone to Boise for a skydiving meet and were returning to Shelton when the plane crashed in rugged mountain territory. Radar shows the plane was at about 13,000 feet when it reached the Tieton River valley. The plane then turned around 360 degrees, then lost about 7,000 feet-per-minute before it disappeared. Reports indicate the pilot faced low clouds and low-level turbulence before the accident. |
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