# NTSB SEA83FA187: Cessna 182C, N8807T, Near Elk River, ID, August 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 28, 1983, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Near Elk River, ID
- Coordinates: 45.799407, -115.509063 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7994&lon=-115.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83FA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39628/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA187

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED INTO HEAVILY WOODED AREA AT ABOUT 4000 FT MSL. THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO LOOK FOR GAME OR AREAS FOR HUNTING IN A PRE-HUNTING GAME SPOTTING TRIP. THE ACFT FIRST IMPACTED A LARGE 200 FT TREE ABOUT 85 FT BELOW ITS TOP. THE ACFT PROPELLER CUT ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TREE AT ABOUT 120 FT AGL. THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF A DRAW ON A NORTHWEST HEADING TOWARD RISING TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8807T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8807T-1985-01-22), registration cancelled 1985-01-22, S/N 52707 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 52707
- Airframe hours: 4293
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: St. Maries Cap Aero Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 18, 1983, 71 hours before
- Departed: S72, SAINT MARIES, ID

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 191 total, 24 in this make and model, 150 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19830828044739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830828044739A), Aug 28, 1983: Cessna 182C, Elk River, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Game spotting at tree top level. Stalled into trees in a steep climbing turn. Failed to allow for density altitude.

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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