- Date
- November 28, 1970
- Place
- American Falls, ID · AMERICAN FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8761XCessna 182D
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159146
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4291 70/11/28 AMERICAN FALLS,ID CESSNA 182D CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 44, 660 TIME - 1500 N8761X PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURLEY ID AMERICAN FALLS,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8761X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- American Falls
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Other investigations on N8761X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA99FA116Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBig Creek, IDThe 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 maneuvering space in the traffic pattern.NTSB SEA66D0231Accident · No injuriesClosedGooding, IDNTSB SEA65F0056Accident · No injuriesClosedTwin Falls, ID