# Accident 20050812019089A: Cessna 177RG, Cascade, ID, August 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2005, 18:12 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4733° N, 116.1317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4733&lon=-116.1317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2082Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2082Q-2006-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 847 total, 30 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050812019089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 7750' MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS IN A WING LEVEL ATTITUDE AT INITIAL IMPACT WITH TREES. FLAPS WERE DETERMINED TO BE EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES BASED ON JACK SCREW MEASUREMENT. PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT POWER AT IMPACT. NO PRE IMPACT MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE EVIDENT DURING INVESTIGATION. IT WAS REPORTED BY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OBSERVED CIRCLING A FAMILY MEMBERS CABIN NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE SHORTLY BEFORE THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 10200' AT ACCIDENT SITE. PILOT TIMES NOTED ABOVE ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE PILOT'S FAMILY AND HIS MILITARY FLIGHT RECORDS. THE PILOT WAS AN ACTIVE DUTY NAVY PILOT, FLYING C-2 AIRCRAFT. THE FAMILY WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A CIVILIAN FLIGHT LOG.

## 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 SEA05FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA169), Aug 13, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N2082Q), Cascade, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a stand of conifer trees during low altitude maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Factors include the mountainous/hilly terrain, gusty winds, a high…

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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