# NTSB SEA81FA042: Piper PA-28, N2214X, Bliss, ID, June 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1981
- Place: Bliss, ID · BLISS, ID
- Location: 42.9243° N, 114.9475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bliss, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9243&lon=-114.9475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA042

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1459  81/6/21  NR.BLISS,ID           CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2119                    N79574              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 746 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            283 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 BUHL,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CONTACT FAA FACILITIES. TRANSPONDER SET CODE 1200.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1459  81/6/21  NR.BLISS,ID           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2119                    N2214X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 33, 997 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            154 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    BURLEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL            CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT RECEIVED SEVERAL WARNINGS OF OTHER TRAFFIC FRM RAPCON.VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2214X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2214X-1984-10-26), registration cancelled 1984-10-26, S/N 28-7916352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N79574](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79574-1983-02-24), registration cancelled 1983-02-24, S/N 18261834 (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

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810621035711A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621035711A), Jun 21, 1981: Piper PA28161, Bliss, ID, Destroyed. On sw heading at sunset, aircraft collided with N79574. N2214X on sw heading at altitude of 7500 feet.
- [Accident 19810621035712A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621035712A), Jun 21, 1981: Cessna 182P, Bliss, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was involved in mid-air collision with N2214X

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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