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FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Smiths Ferry, ID · May 13, 2018

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Date
May 13, 2018 · 12:08 local
Place
Smiths Ferry, ID
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2377R
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18FA141
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
324 total230 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N2377RRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2019 · Cessna 182GS/N 18255477 · Built 1964Airframe modelCessna 182GEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed boi at 1208 direct myl. Pilot family called authorities to report his missing arrival to mccall. Pilot and aircraft was found near Smiths Ferry, Idaho off of forest service road in rural forested area. Pilot was ejected and deceased. Aircraft was destroyed. Impact appeared to be high velocity and high angle. The aircraft appeared to have struck a tree with its left wing and main landing gear and then impacted ground. Aircraft resting site was approximately 150 feet from initial impact. Aviation weather reporting is not available between boise, Idaho and mccall, Idaho. Local interview reported fog heavy to the ground in and around Smiths Ferry, Idaho. Showers and thunderstorms were intermittent through the region. An interview of the pilot's friend revealed that the pilot had a known route established between boise, ID and mccall, ID for bad weather. An interview with the pilot's girlfriend revealed that his window for departure was diminishing due to poor possible weather conditions. Pilot logbooks were located at accident site. Maintenance logbooks have not been recovered yet and maintenance status is unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED BOI AT 1208 DIRECT MYL. PILOT FAMILY CALLED AUTHORITIES TO REPORT HIS MISSING ARRIVAL TO MCCALL. PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NEAR SMITHS FERRY, IDAHO OFF OF FOREST SERVICE ROAD IN RURAL FORESTED AREA. PILOT WAS EJECTED AND DECEASED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. IMPACT APPEARED TO BE HIGH VELOCITY AND HIGH ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK A TREE WITH ITS LEFT WING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THEN IMPACTED GROUND. AIRCRAFT RESTING SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. AVIATION WEATHER REPORTING IS NOT AVAILABLE BETWEEN BOISE, IDAHO AND MCCALL, IDAHO. LOCAL INTERVIEW REPORTED FOG HEAVY TO THE GROUND IN AND AROUND SMITHS FERRY, IDAHO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE REGION. AN INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT'S FRIEND REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD A KNOWN ROUTE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN BOISE, ID AND MCCALL, ID FOR BAD WEATHER. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT'S GIRLFRIEND REVEALED THAT HIS WINDOW FOR DEPARTURE WAS DIMINISHING DUE TO POOR POSSIBLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE LOCATED AT ACCIDENT SITE. MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED YET AND MAINTENANCE STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR18FA141Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCascade, IDThe non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into an area with low ceilings due to mountain obscuration, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.May 13, 2018 · Destroyed