# Accident 20240713009479A: Cessna 182B, July 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2024, 07:40 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4260° N, 114.7990° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4260&lon=-114.7990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2617G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2617G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713009479A

## Narrative

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

FLYING NORTH AT 9000 FEET, FELT VIBRATION IN ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY TURNED SOUTH. NOTICED OIL PRESSURE BELOW NORMAL AND ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. AFTER SOME TIME, THE ENGINE SEIZED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A MEADOW. UPON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH WHICH REMOVED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN FLIGHT FOR UNKNOWN REASON. OFFICE MANAGEMENT DENIED ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THIS ACCIDENT SO LIMITED INFORMATION WAS GATHERED. NTSB WILL SCHEDULE AN ENGINE INSPECTION ONCE THE AIRCRAFT LOCATION IS DETERMINED.

## 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 WPR24LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA240), Jul 13, 2024: Cessna 182B (N2617G), Soldier, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power resulting from the failure of the No. 1 piston and the No. 2 piston connecting rod due to detonation.

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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