- Date
- November 13, 1987, 17:03 local (Nov 14, 1987, 00:03 UTC)
- Place
- Cambridge, ID
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4613UCessna 180G
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871113067149A
- Case key
- 40711
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Analysis
During a fuel stop at elko, NV the pilot requested a weather briefing for VFR flight to lander, WY or to couer d'alene, ID. The FAA fss briefed him on adverse weather to both destinations, with flight advisories for mountain obscurations, occasional severe turbulence and severe icing in clouds and precipitation. The pilot departed without a flight plan or stated destination. While enroute, the pilot called the cedar city flight advisory facility for a weather update and was again advised of adverse weather along the route of flight. When the flight failed to arrive at lander, WY, a search was initiated but suspended after 10 days due to lack of flight plan or destination information. The wreckage was located under a 7 strand, 230 kv electric transmission line by a local resident 13 days after the mishap. The aircraft had electric arc burn marks from impact with the electric wires.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4613U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051313
- Airframe hours
- 2,397
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence B. Gaylord
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 19, 1987 · 175 hours before
- Departed
- EKO · Elko, NV
- Destination
- S83 · Kellog, ID
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,109 total · 375 in this make and model · 3,032 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYL, 35 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.