NONE · SWEARINGEN SA226 · 2017-03-20 · Boise, ID, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR17LA078
Event ID
20170320X00003
Type
Accident
Date
2017-03-20
Location
Boise, ID, USA
Coordinates
43.614444, -116.222778
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SWEARINGEN
Model
SA226
Registration
N158WA
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Company maintenance personnel's failure to remove a screwdriver that was left lodged in the windshield wiper area of the forward fuselage during maintenance and subsequently became dislodged on takeoff/initial climb and collided with a left propeller blade.