Cessna 182D accident near Big Creek, ID
On July 9, 1999, a Cessna 182D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Big Creek, ID. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 9, 1999
- Place
- Big Creek, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.020°N, 115.519°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19359
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Friday, July 9, 1999, at 0701 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182D, N8761X, registered to the Solar Flying Company (a Boise, Idaho, flying club consisting of six pilots who shared ownership of the aircraft), was cleared for takeoff from Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The pilot of the aircraft told Boise Clearance Delivery prior to departure that the flight was bound for the Smiley Creek airport (a non-towered, unattended airport 65 nautical miles east-northeast of Boise) under visual flight rules (VFR); however, no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight. Boise Approach Control terminated radar service to the aircraft and approved a frequency change approximately 0710, following the aircraft's departure from Boise's Class C airspace. Following termination of radar service to the aircraft, ATC radar tracked the airplane heading generally direct toward Smiley Creek until radar contact was lost with the aircraft approximately 6 1/2 nautical miles west-southwest of Smiley Creek at approximately 0734. No further contact between ATC and the aircraft following loss of radar contact was reported. Approximately 1100 on Monday, July 12, 1999, a concerned individual reported the aircraft as missing to the Idaho State Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division, who in turn notified the FAA. The FAA issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) on the missing aircraft at 1432 on July 12, and a search for the aircraft was initiated. The wreckage of the aircraft was located the evening of July 12, in a heavily wooded stream bed approximately
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during approach. Factors included high density altitude conditions and high terrain, which obstructed view of the runway and limited maneuvering space in the traffic pattern.
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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.
