# NTSB SEA74FYG15: Cessna 182P, N9386G, Dixie, ID, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Dixie, ID · DIXIE, ID
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3158   73/9/9    DIXIE,ID            CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 133
        TIME - 1000                    N9386G              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIXIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DIXIE,ID                    WINNEMUCCA,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT FOLLOW PUBLISHED DEPT PROCEDURE.ATMTD CLIMB THRU SADDLE IN RIDGE OF MOUNTAINS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9386G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9386G-1973-10-18), registration cancelled 1973-10-18, S/N 18260926 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dixie

## 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 19730909028499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909028499A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 182H, Dixie, ID, Destroyed. Plt did not follow published dept procedure. Atmtd climb thru saddle in ridge of mountains.

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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