# NTSB SEA76AS038: Cessna 182H, N2300X, Gimlet, ID, March 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1976
- Place: Gimlet, ID · GIMLET, ID
- Location: 43.6041° N, 114.3498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gimlet, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6041&lon=-114.3498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0592  76/3/20    GIMLET,ID           CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 101
        TIME - 2015                    N2300X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIMLET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GIMLET,ID                   BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HEAVY SNOW,POOR VIS RPTD BY OBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2300X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2300X-1976-06-11), registration cancelled 1976-06-11, S/N 18256200, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gimlet

## 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 19760320009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320009169A), Mar 20, 1976: Cessna 182H, Gimlet, ID, Destroyed. Heavy snow,poor vis rptd by OBS.

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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