# NTSB SEA80DYP31: Cessna 182, N8466M, Elk City, ID, August 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Place: Elk City, ID · ELK CITY, ID
- Location: 45.8209° N, 115.4411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk City, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8209&lon=-115.4411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1675   80/8/1  NR.ELK CITY,ID        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 245
        TIME - 1600                    N8466M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEARER USFS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COEUR D'ALENE,ID           ELK CITY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           80                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K.RWY HAS 8-12% DOWNGRADE SLOPE LNDG TO NORTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8466M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8466M-1982-04-30), registration cancelled 1982-04-30, S/N 18264614 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shearer Usfs

## 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 19800801033039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801033039A), Aug 1, 1980: Cessna 182P, Elk City, ID, Destroyed. Ballooned landing on down-grade strip. Added power to correct. Ran off end of runway.

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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