# NTSB SEA76DYA23: Cessna 180, N2925C, Pocatello, ID, April 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1976
- Place: Pocatello, ID · POCATELLO, ID
- Location: 42.8713° N, 112.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocatello, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8713&lon=-112.4455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1180   76/4/1  NR.POCATELLO,ID       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1492
        TIME - 1945                    N2925C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1125 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,CO                  POCATELLO,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: VACUUM SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          ICE FOG                                                   28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PITOT TUBE ICED UP,A/H UNRELIABLE.PLT LOST CTL.WINDSHIELD BLEW INTO COCKPIT.NOT ANTI-ICE EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2925C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2925C), registered now, S/N 30825, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760401006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760401006749A), Apr 1, 1976: Cessna 180, Pocatello, ID, Substantial damage. Pitot tube iced up,a/h unreliable. Plt lost ctl. Windshield blew into cockpit. Not anti-ice equipped.

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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