# NTSB SEA71DXM16: Cessna 182D, N8761X, American Falls, ID, November 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1970
- Place: American Falls, ID · AMERICAN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DXM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DXM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4291  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8761X-2000-05-11), registration cancelled 2000-05-11, S/N 18253161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: American Falls

## 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 SEA66D0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0231), Feb 20, 1966: Cessna 182 (N8761X), Gooding, 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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