# Accident 20240628009169A: Cessna 182, Big Creek, ID, June 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2024, 17:25 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1242° N, 115.3243° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1242&lon=-115.3243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6210A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6210A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240628009169A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 28TH, 2024, A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AND THE BIG CREEK AIRPORT (U60). THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TREE LINE.

## 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 WPR24FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA215), Jun 28, 2024: Cessna 182 (N6210A), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to go around after descending below the recommended abort altitude with a slight tailwind and an over-gross-weight airplane, which resulted in impact with trees and…

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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