# Accident 20090603009569A: Cessna 182M, Atlanta, ID, June 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2009
- Place: Atlanta, ID
- Airport: Atlanta
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9358° N, 115.1517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9358&lon=-115.1517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70946, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70946-2011-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 725 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090603009569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED ON JUNE 3, 2009 AT 1400 MDT FROM BOI AIRPORT ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE A/C WAS LAST SPOTTED AT 8600' ABOUT 8 MILES FROM ATLANTA, ID AT 1421 MDT.  NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS MADE.  THE A/C WAS FOUND 10 MILES FROM ATLANTA, ID ON 5 JUNE 2009.

## 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 WPR09FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA282), Jun 3, 2009: Cessna 182M (N70946), Atlanta, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight.

## Other reports on N70946 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20061005021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061005021479A), Oct 5, 2006: Cessna 182M (N70946), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During taxi to parking, after a flight, the aircraft collided with a temporary construction chain link fence. The aircraft left wing was damaged at the…
- [Accident 19751124037569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751124037569A), Nov 24, 1975: Cessna 182M (N70946), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Porpoised.
- [Accident 19730528016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528016429A), May 28, 1973: Cessna 182M (N70946), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.dmgd nse gr,prop and firewall

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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