# Accident 20020805018529A: Cessna 182A, Emmett, ID, August 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Emmett, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HNRG
- Location: 43.8497° N, 116.5425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8497&lon=-116.5425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4085D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085D-2005-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805018529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 0903 THE GEM COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL OPERATIONS EAST-NORTHEAST OF EMMETT, IDAHO. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A PASS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND REVERSE COURSE TURNING TOWARD THE EAST INTO RISING TERRAIN AND IN THE DIRECTION OF HIGHSPAN HIGH-VOLTAGE POWERLINES. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLY DIRECTLY INTO THE POWERLINES WHILE MAKING THE EASTERLY RUN. THE IMPACT WITH THE POWERLINES SEVERED THE RIGHT WING CAUSING SEPARATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED. BOTH THE PILOT AND MOSQUITO ABATEMENT EMPLOYEE WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 SEA02FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA145), Aug 5, 2002: Cessna 182A (N4085D), Emmett, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines while maneuvering.

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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