# NTSB SEA80FA016: Cessna 182Q, N94839, Murphy, ID, January 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1980
- Place: Murphy, ID · MURPHY, ID
- Location: 43.2121° N, 116.5485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murphy, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2121&lon=-116.5485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0002  80/1/17  NR.MURPHY,ID          CESSNA 182Q         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N94839              PX-  2  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 1015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- INSTRUMENT FLT INSTRUCTION.DARK NIGHT.FLEW INTO RISING TRRN.HIT MTN 6400FT MSL.RECOVERED 1/18/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94839](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94839-2015-04-27), registration cancelled 2015-04-27, S/N 18266522, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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: 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 19800117001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117001589A), Jan 17, 1980: Cessna 182Q, Murphy, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Evidence indicates aircraft was flown into side of mountain at night. Possibly while in the clouds. Pilot error.

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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