# NTSB SEA79DYP09: Cessna 182K, N66449, Kamiah, ID, February 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1979
- Place: Kamiah, ID · KAMIAH, ID
- Location: 46.2268° N, 116.0286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamiah, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2268&lon=-116.0286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0381   79/2/1    KAMIAH,ID           CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1120
        TIME - 2100                    N66449              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 672 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAMIAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 KAMIAH,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- LND IN SNOW BANK BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66449](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66449), registered now, S/N 18052944, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (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
- Airport: Kamiah

## 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 19790201002019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201002019A), Feb 1, 1979: Cessna 180K, Kamiah, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot lost sight of runway lights during landing due to snowbanks obscuring the lights. Hit a snowbank on landing.

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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