SEA85LA033

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Indian Meadows, ID · November 17, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 17, 1984, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place
Indian Meadows, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7380MCessna 175
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841117062469A
Case key
40099

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Analysis

Landed long and acft slid off end of rwy on compact snow and ice contacting a snow berm near end of rwy.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
In-flight planning/decision - poorPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandFactor
Proper touchdown point - exceededPilot in commandCause
Remedial action - not performedPilot in command
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - snowbank

Aircraft

Registration
N7380M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Serial number
55680
Airframe hours
1,736
Engine
Continental GO-300-A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Don D. Elliott
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 13, 1984
Departed
BOI · Boise, ID
Destination
Indiana Meadows, ID
Airport
None

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,330 total · 3 in this make and model · 1,330 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
35 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
45 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.