# NTSB SEA66D0231: Cessna 182, N8761X, Gooding, ID, February 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1966
- Place: Gooding, ID · GOODING, ID
- Location: 42.9370° N, 114.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gooding, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9370&lon=-114.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0231

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0472  66/2/20    GOODING ID          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 120
        TIME - 1400                    N8761X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8761X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8761X-2000-05-11), registration cancelled 2000-05-11, S/N 18253161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gooding

## Other investigations on N8761X (3)

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 SEA99FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA116), Jul 9, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8761X), Big Creek, ID, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during approach. Factors included high density altitude conditions and high terrain, which obstructed view of the runway and limited…
- [NTSB SEA71DXM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DXM16), Nov 28, 1970: Cessna 182D (N8761X), American Falls, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA65F0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0056), Mar 2, 1965: Cessna 182 (N8761X), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage

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.

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