# NTSB SEA74AS007: Cessna 182, N3280U, Salmon, ID, August 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1973
- Place: Salmon, ID · SALMON, ID
- Location: 45.1744° N, 113.8948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salmon, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1744&lon=-113.8948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2731  73/8/19  NR.SALMON,ID          CESSNA 182          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 300
        TIME - 0935                    N3280U              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SALMON,ID                    BURLEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3280U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3280U-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 18254680 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730819026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819026169A), Aug 19, 1973: Cessna 182H, Salmon, ID, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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