# NTSB SEA80DYA17: Cessna 182, N71856, Mccall, ID, June 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1980
- Place: Mccall, ID · MCCALL, ID
- Location: 44.9084° N, 116.1125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCall, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9084&lon=-116.1125&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0616  80/6/28  NR.MCCALL,ID          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 620
        TIME - 1100                    N71856              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 554 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NAMPA,ID                   MCCALL,ID                     PISTOL CREEK,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UN OUTCLMB RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71856](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71856-1980-08-04), registration cancelled 1980-08-04, S/N 18259780 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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 19800628022849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628022849A), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 182M, Mc Call, ID, Destroyed. Crashed into trees on climbout from mountain air strip. Pilot reported airplane could not outclimb rising terrain.

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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