# NTSB SEA71FXM10: Cessna 182B, N8441T, Sun Valley, ID, September 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1970
- Place: Sun Valley, ID · SUN VALLEY, ID
- Location: 43.6839° N, 114.3342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun Valley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6839&lon=-114.3342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FXM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FXM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1695  70/9/21  NR.SUN VALLEY,ID      CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 900
        TIME - 0600                    N8441T              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SUN VALLEY,ID                LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT APRX 110LBS OVR MGW.TKOF MADE WITH ICE COVERED WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8441T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8441T-1971-02-19), registration cancelled 1971-02-19, S/N 52341 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (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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