- Date
- August 30, 1986, 11:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Stibnite, ID
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8778XCessna 182D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860830043199A
- Case key
- 40493
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After taking off in mountainous terrain, the pilot prematurely turned on course to a northerly heading, intending to cross over a ridge line. Shortly after the turn, and while flying up a drainage area towards rising terrain, he encountered a downdraft condition which reduced the aircraft's climb performance. Its climb performance had already been aggravated by higher than usual density altitude conditions. Subsequently, the aircraft collided with trees while the pilot was attempting to reverse course.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8778X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253178
- Airframe hours
- 3,002
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alan T. Bermensolo
- Registered owner
- K & C Flying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1986 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- S81
- Destination
- U79 · Chamberlain Bas, ID
- Airport
- Indian Creek (Usfs), runway 4, 5,000 × 100 ft, gravel
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
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 199 in this make and model · 331 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Observed at
- SMN, 55 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.