Cessna 180B accident near Mullan, ID
On September 20, 1993, a Cessna 180B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mullan, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 20, 1993
- Place
- Mullan, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.461°N, 115.741°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13471
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 20, 1993, approximately 1200 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna 180B, N985DB, impacted the terrain about four miles northeast of Mullan, Idaho. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The FAR Part 91 flight, which was en route to Hermiston, Oregon, departed Missoula Regional Airport, Missoula, Montana about one hour prior to the crash. The aircraft was operating in instrument meteorological conditions at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. There was no report of an ELT activation. According to witnesses, on the day of the flight the pilot intended to fly to Hermiston, Oregon, where he was planning to perform aircraft maintenance for an agricultural aircraft operator. Prior to departure, the pilot had indicated that he planned to follow highway 12 through Lolo Pass, to Lewiston, Idaho, to Walla Walla, Washington, and finally into Hermiston. Witnesses also said that they thought that the pilot may have been planning to stop at Lewiston and/or Walla Walla. After departure, the pilot did not contact any FAA air traffic facilities, and during a later review of recorded radar data the aircraft could not be positively identified. The aircraft was next seen about one hour after departure flying through mountainous/hilly terrain about 75 miles west of Missuola. At that time, the aircraft was passing through Lookout Pass at about 200 feet above ground level (AGL). Two Idaho Department of Transportation workers, who were near the summit of the 4,738
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION, AND HIS INADVERTENT CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, FOG, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
