# Accident 20120820017719A: Cessna 182Q, August 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2012, 11:15 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3342° N, 115.7192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3342&lon=-115.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735KV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735KV-2015-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,059 total, 300 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120820017719A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTING MOUNTAIN FLYING TRAINING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AFTER HAVING LUNCH AT A REMOTE AIRFIELD. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN UP A RIVER CANYON AS A SHORTER ROUTE BACK TO BASE. AT A FORK IN THE RIVER THE WRONG FORK WAS TAKEN. AFTER THE CREW RECOGNIZED THEIR MISTAKE THEY TRIED TO TURN AROUND BUT FOUND THAT THE TERRAIN WAS TOO TIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.AMENDED ON 9/26/12 TO CORRECT BLOCKS 29, 31, 32, & 42.

## 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 WPR12LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA365), Aug 20, 2012: Cessna 182Q (N735KV), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s selection of the wrong route while flying in mountainous terrain at a high-density altitude, which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain when the increase in elevation…

## Other reports on N735KV (1)

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

- [Incident 19780131001689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780131001689I), Jan 31, 1978: Cessna 182Q (N735KV), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. Pilot observed smoke from below the instrument panel. He turned off the alternator, landed safely.

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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