# Accident 20241013015869A: Cessna 180, Owinza, ID, October 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2024, 11:40 local time
- Place: Owinza, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0000° N, 114.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0000&lon=-114.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9493C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9493C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241013015869A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE LAKE FROM THE NORTH SKIMMING THE WATER, THE RIGHT WHEEL APPEARED TO CATCH THE WATER AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INTO THE LAKE ULTIMATLY SINKING ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER.

## 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 WPR25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA036), Oct 13, 2024: Cessna 180 (N9493C), Owinza, ID. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water during a low pass over a lake.

## Other reports on N9493C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220801013919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220801013919I), Aug 1, 2022: Cessna 180 (N9493C), Hailey, ID, No damage. Upon landing rollout at ksun, the aircraft departed the runway. The pilot stated he applied left brake, but it was soft and the pilot was unable to correct the…

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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