# Accident 20011105031029A: Cessna A185F, Lucile, ID, November 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2001, 18:20 local time
- Place: Lucile, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4867° N, 116.3236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4867&lon=-116.3236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61909, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61909-2011-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011105031029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT SEUBERT WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS FLYING NORTH UP THE SALMON RIVER CANYON FROM MCCALL, IDAHO TO HIS HOME AT COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, IN THE MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT. HE FLEW WEST INTO A BLIND CANYON, MADE A SHARP 60 DEGREE BANK LEFT CLIMBING TURN, BUT HIT THE SOUTH FACE OF A EAST FACING BLIND CANYON IN A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. DEBRIS WAS SPREAD OVER A HALF MILE ACROSS SEVERAL RIDGES AND 750 FEET DOWN SEVERAL RAVINES ON A 093 DEGREE HEADING. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WITH THE NTSB AND CESSNA INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES, AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED AS DESIGNED UP UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA02FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA011), Nov 6, 2001: Cessna A185F (N61909), Lucile, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude above, and/or clearance with, mountainous terrain during night visual flight rules flight. Factors included mountainous terrain and dark night light…

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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