# Accident 20121006023009A: Cessna 180H, St. Maries, ID, October 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: St. Maries, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2158° N, 116.6861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2158&lon=-116.6861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2780X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2780X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121006023009A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT REPORTEDLY MOVED FUEL SELECTOR FROM BOTH TO FULLEST TANK AND ATTEMPTED RESTART. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LADING ON ALDER CREEK RD. ST. MARIES, ID. LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE ON ROLL OUT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND CAME TO A REST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

## 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 WPR13LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA005), Oct 7, 2012: Cessna 180H (N2780X), St Maries, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

## Other reports on N2780X (2)

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

- [Accident 20010327005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010327005629A), Mar 27, 2001: Cessna 180 (N2780X), Coeur D Alene, ID, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was taking off on runway 23 from intersection of "d" taxiway (approx. 3500' remaining). Wind was steady at 160 degrees and nine…
- [Accident 20000722007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722007709A), Jul 22, 2000: Cessna 180H (N2780X), Hailey, ID, No damage. (-23) The pilot reported the right brake stuck when landing on runway 13 at Hailey, ID. There was a 12 kt crosswind. The aircraft ground looped and substantial…

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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