# NTSB SEA70AS048: Cessna 182, N6446A, Shoshone, ID, June 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1970
- Place: Shoshone, ID · SHOSHONE, ID
- Location: 42.9368° N, 114.4017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shoshone, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9368&lon=-114.4017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70AS048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70AS048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1403  70/6/27    SHOSHONE,ID         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 273
        TIME - 1250                    N6446A              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOSHONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HAILEY,ID                   CALDWELL,ID                  SHOSHONE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE ILL PAX,ENROUTE WEA.FLEW IMPROPER PATTERN.SPARK PLUGS MINIMUM OPERATIONAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6446A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446A-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 33246, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shoshone

## Other investigations on N6446A (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK66X0167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0167), Aug 28, 1966: Cessna 182 (N6446A), Williams Lak, Canada, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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