Cessna TR182 accident near Dixie, ID
On October 17, 2001, a Cessna TR182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dixie, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 17, 2001
- Place
- Dixie, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.350°N, 115.446°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011023X02134
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 16, 2001, approximately 2115 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N756CE, registered to a partnership and being flown by a private pilot, collided with terrain following a total loss of power and then a loss of control in flight during cruise/descent, approximately two nautical miles (nm) north of Dixie, Idaho. The pilot and passenger both sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed under dark night conditions, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal and related to the pilot's business, was operated under 14CFR91, and had originated from the Fort Collins downtown airport (3V5), Fort Collins, Colorado, approximately 1745 mountain daylight time. The flight was destined for Boise (BOI), Idaho. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Form 8020-9 issued following the accident, the aircraft first appeared on radar at the Cheyenne VOR (CYS) 198 degree radial at 38 nautical miles (this position was approximately seven nm west northwest of the 3V5 airport). The aircraft was first noted at 1815 hours and was under flight following thereafter. At 2114 hours, the pilot radioed Salt Lake Air Route Traffic Control Center that he had "lost his engine" and was executing a forced landing. The aircraft crashed into moderately rolling, sage covered terrain that was sparsely populated. The landowner had initiated a controlled burn at the accident site earlier in the day, and reported numerous small embers and ignition sources scattered throughout the area of the crash site upon his arrival. The
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to refuel en route resulting in fuel exhaustion, and his inadvertent entry into a stall condition during the emergency descent. Contributing factors were dark night conditions 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.
