# Accident 19990709008799A: Cessna 182D, Big Creek, ID, July 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1999
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0198° N, 115.5192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0198&lon=-115.5192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8761X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8761X-2000-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990709008799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL 3 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, AN ALNOT HAD BEEN ISSUED AND THE ACFT WAS MISSING SINCE 7/9/99, THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE ARPT AT BIG CREEK. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN TREES AND BURNED JUST SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY #19 AT BIG CREEK AIRPORT, IDAHO.  (U60) BROKEN TREES AT THE CRASH SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HEADING FOR RUNWAY #19.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA116), Jul 9, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8761X), Big Creek, ID, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during approach. Factors included high density altitude conditions and high terrain, which obstructed view of the runway and limited…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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