# NTSB SEA81DYA05: Cessna 182P, N58818, Blackfoot, ID, November 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1980
- Place: Blackfoot, ID · BLACKFOOT, ID
- Location: 43.1934° N, 112.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackfoot, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1934&lon=-112.3465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3371  80/11/14   BLACKFOOT,ID        CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N58818              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 40, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            312 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKFOOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLEY,ID                   BLACKFOOT,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58818](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58818), registered now, S/N 18262317 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blackfoot

## 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 19801114072139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801114072139A), Nov 14, 1980: Cessna 182P, Blackfoot, ID, Substantial damage. Engine quit approaching destination. Landed in field. Nosed over. Found water in fuel.

## Other investigations on N58818 (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 SEA02LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA144), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 182P (N58818), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate decision and his improper setting of the propeller controls. Contributing factors were a tailwind, high density altitude, and swampy 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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