# Accident 20240612007589A: Cessna 177B, Elk River, ID, June 12, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2024, 10:03 local time
- Place: Elk River, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8755° N, 116.1843° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8755&lon=-116.1843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34903-2024-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240612007589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE LOST POWER OVER A MOUNTAINOUS, TREED AREA NEAR ELK RIVER, ID. AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AT ABOUT 120 FEET ABOVE GOUND AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE GROUND. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY COME LATER, AT WHICH TIME THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED.

## 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 WPR24FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA190), Jun 12, 2024: Cessna 177B (N34903), Elk River, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while climbing in mountainous terrain during moderately high density altitude conditions, and conditions conducive to severe carburetor icing.

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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