# Accident 20151008017239A: Cessna 182P, Hope, ID, October 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2015, 08:40 local time
- Place: Hope, ID
- Airport: Bird 2 (Pvt)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2831° N, 116.2592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2831&lon=-116.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6184F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6184F-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151008017239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BIRD 2 (PVT) AIRFIELD BOUND FOR MINOT, ND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT SOUTHBOUND AND MADE A CLIMBING LEFT HAND TURN EASTBOUND TOWARDS HOPE, ID. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED UP A BOX CANYON AND BEGAN STRIKING TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE TOP OF THE RIDGE (5250FT).

THE FIRST PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS THE RIGHT HAND OUT BOARD SECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, WHICH WAS 156 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. SECOND WAS THE NOSE TIRE AND STRUT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS 80 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE THIRD PORTION WAS THE RIGHT HAND WING, WHICH WAS 20 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE WING SHEARED OFF FROM THE FUSELAGE AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM TREE IMPACT AND POST-CRASH FIRE. THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT HAND WING CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY THE POST-CRASH FIRE. THE FUSELAGE FROM THE FIRE WALL TO 2 FEET AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST-CRASH FIRE. ALL 3 ENGINE CONTROLS WERE IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THE PROPELLER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BEING UNDER POWER DURING THE ACCIDENT.

THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED THAT MORNING FROM SANDPOINT AIRPORT (STZ). IT IS 9.25 MILES WEST FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT (BIRD 2) AND 14 MILES WEST FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. IT WAS OVERCAST AT 3200 FEET AND 10 MILES OF VISIBILITY.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AT A FUTURE DATE DUE TO A SCHEDULED ENGINE EXAMINATION.

## 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 WPR16FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA006), Oct 8, 2015: Cessna 182 (N6184F), Hope, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an inadequate altitude to cross mountainous terrain and her subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate…

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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