# NTSB SEA72DYA06: Cessna 182, N2782G, Emmett, ID, July 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1971
- Place: Emmett, ID · EMMETT, ID
- Location: 43.8692° N, 116.4922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emmett, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8692&lon=-116.4922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2712  71/7/31    EMMETT,ID           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 386
        TIME - 0830                    N2782G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EMMETT,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ACFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE 30 MIN FLT.CRASHED SHORT OF RWY,HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2782G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2782G-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 43-48843 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Douglas C-47](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (registry code 3021461) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Emmett

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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