# Accident 20210927016419A: Cessna 182E, Warren, ID, September 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2021, 10:45 local time
- Place: Warren, ID
- Airport: Warren Usfs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2841° N, 115.6021° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2841&lon=-115.6021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3121Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121Y-2022-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210927016419A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 12 AT 3U1 WHEN THE WINDS WERE GUSTING.  THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TREES/GROUND AROUND 7300' MSL.

## 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 WPR21LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA360), Sep 27, 2021: Cessna 182E (N3121Y), Warren, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering in a valley of mountainous terrain.

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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