Thursday, August 13, 2026

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX, N247JP, accident occurred on August 9, 2026, near Lemhi County Airport (SMN/KSMN), Salmon, Idaho

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N247JP

- History of Flight:
On August 9, 2026, at about 1643 local time, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX, N247JP, registered to Spirit Air Inc and being operated by Gem Air as a Part 135 on-demand flight, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Salmon, Idaho. There were no injuries. The flight originated from Boise Airport (BOI/KBOI), 
Boise, Idaho, at 1549.

The FAA stated that the airplane was on final when it reported an asymmetric flap deployment. A post flight inspection revealed spar damage. The NTSB is investigating the event as an accident.

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