# Accident 20230730017109A: Cessna T206H, Cascade, ID, July 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Cabin Creek Usfs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1817° N, 114.9112° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1817&lon=-114.9112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918KG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 470 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230730017109A

## Narrative

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

-AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING NORTH UP THE CABIN CREEK CANYON IN THE FRANK CHURCH WILDERNESS AREA IN IDAHO.

-AIRCRAFT PASSED TO THE LEFT OF I08 CABIN CREEK USFS AIRSTRIP.

-FLEW UP CANYON HE COULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF OR TURN AROUND IN.

-AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 2.5 MILES NORTH OF I08 IN TREES OF THE CABIN CREEK CANYON.

## 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 WPR23FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA296), Jul 30, 2023: Cessna T206H (N918KG), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to perform a go-around into rising mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow published airport guidance about go-arounds, and landings…

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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