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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182C · Elk River, ID · August 28, 1983

Date
August 28, 1983 · 10:30 local
Place
Elk River, ID
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8807T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83FA187
Reported as
Cessna 182C
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
191 total24 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Game spotting at tree top level. Stalled into trees in a steep climbing turn. Failed to allow for density altitude.

As the FAA filed it

GAME SPOTTING AT TREE TOP LEVEL. STALLED INTO TREES IN A STEEP CLIMBING TURN. FAILED TO ALLOW FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.