# NTSB SEA80FYP01: Cessna 182C, N8489T, Lewiston, ID, October 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1979
- Place: Lewiston, ID · LEWISTON, ID
- Location: 46.3931° N, 116.9935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3931&lon=-116.9935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYP01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2381   79/10/2 NR.LEWISTON,ID        CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N8489T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 641 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPAULDING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LEWISTON,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- BECAME STUCK DURING TURN AROUND. 2 MEN PUSHED ACFT,ONE WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP. STRIP UNLIGHTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8489T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8489T), registered now, S/N 52389, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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: No damage
- Airport: Spaulding

## 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 19791002024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002024849A), Oct 2, 1979: Cessna 182C, Lewistown, ID, 1 fatal. Prior to boarding, 2 intended passengers aided in turning aircraft on runway. One walked into idling propeller.

## Other investigations on N8489T (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN73DTM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM20), Feb 13, 1973: Cessna 182 (N8489T), Brigham City, UT, substantial damage

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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