# Accident 20110912021319A: Cessna 182H, Stanley, ID, September 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2011, 23:00 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2008° N, 114.9803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2008&lon=-114.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2404X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2404X-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110912021319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SALMON, IDAHO, SOMETIME AFTER 2208 HRS ON 9/12/2011 ENROUTE FOR CALDWELL, IDAHO.  AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING BY A FAMILY MEMBER WHO STATED TWO SOULS ON BOARD.  AIRCRAFT CRASH SCENE DISCOVERED BY IDAHO ANG ON 09/13/2011 AT 1640 HRS.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED WITH NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 WPR11FA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA448), Sep 13, 2011: Cessna 182H (N2404X), Stanley, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation while executing a turn to reverse his course in dark night and low-visibility conditions. Contributing to the accident…

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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