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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna C-182A · Buhl, ID · June 2, 1991

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 1, 1991, 21:00 local (Jun 2, 1991, 03:00 UTC)
Place
Buhl, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3767DCessna C-182A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19910601018629A
Case key
41444

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Probable cause

The intentional high speed buzzing by the pilot, and his failure to maintain clearance from obstacles on the ground.

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.

In flight collision with objectManeuvering
Buzzing - intentionalPilot in commandCause
Clearance - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft impacted an elect wire while the pilot was flying low level at 150 mph. The acft descended, struck a fence, and impacted the ground inverted.

Aircraft

Registration
N3767D
Reported as
Cessna C-182A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18234467
Engine
Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Ivan A. Schroeder
Registered owner
Ivan A. Schroeder
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
U03 · Buhl, 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
50
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
1,500 total · 350 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 4 knots
Visibility
60 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
68 °F, dew point 39 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
TWF, 15 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.