# Accident 20230706011819A: Cessna 182N, St. Maries, ID, July 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2023, 09:28 local time
- Place: St. Maries, ID
- Airport: St Maries Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3223° N, 116.5615° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3223&lon=-116.5615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N703Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230706011819A

## Narrative

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

IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM ST. MARIES, ID (S72) USING RUNWAY 10. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES EAST FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 10. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR23FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA256), Jul 6, 2023: Cessna 182N (N703Z), St Maries, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 exhaust valve for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the…

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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