# NTSB SEA69A0020: Cessna 180, N7940V, Big Creek, ID, September 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1968
- Place: Big Creek, ID · BIG CREEK, ID
- Location: 45.1271° N, 115.3243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Creek, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1271&lon=-115.3243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4721   68/9/8  NR.BIG CREEK,ID       CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N7940V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 4021 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT,ESTABLISH HUNTING CAMP.ACFT HEAVILY LOADED,DENSITY ALT APPROX 7700 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7940V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7940V-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 18051840 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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