# Accident 20240808009449A: Cessna 182K, Augusta, MT, August 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3697° N, 112.7661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3697&lon=-112.7661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2764Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2764Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240808009449A

## Narrative

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

BASED ON CURRENT INFORMATION:

PILOT MAY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AIRCRAFT WHILE FLYING THROUGH A CANYON IN IMC CONDITIONS.  THE AIRCAFT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN IN A NEAR FLAT VELOCITY (ZERO ANGLE ATTITUDE) WITH THE PROPELLER FACING SOUTH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.  A POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ENGINE BAY TO EMPENNAGE.

## 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 WPR24FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA270), Aug 8, 2024: Cessna 182K (N2764Q), Augusta, MT, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into a rugged mountain area in deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in impact with terrain.

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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