47.4688° N, 115.7964° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mullan, ID, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 13, 1983 · 18:10 local
Place
Mullan, ID
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4060V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental C1452
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
235 total172 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Encountered fog in a pass. Made a 180 and lost altitude. Was unable to outclimb terrain. Hit wires over a freeway.
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED FOG IN A PASS. MADE A 180 AND LOST ALTITUDE. WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. HIT WIRES OVER A FREEWAY.