# NTSB SEA81DYA01: Cessna 182, N6797M, Picabo, ID, October 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1980
- Place: Picabo, ID · PICABO, ID
- Location: 43.3057° N, 114.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Picabo, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3057&lon=-114.0678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3015   80/10/3   PICABO,ID           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 453
        TIME - 1330                    N6797M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICABO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    PICABO,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MISTOOK GRASS FLD FOR ARPT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6797M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6797M), registered now, S/N 18263841, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Picabo

## 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 19801003050499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003050499A), Oct 3, 1980: Cessna 182P, Picabo, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on field beside airport 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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