Cessna 182G accident near Cascade, ID
On May 13, 2018, a Cessna 182G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cascade, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 13, 2018
- Place
- Cascade, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.240°N, 116.073°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180514X82202
Official records · WPR18FA141
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Group Chairman's Factual Report - Air Traffic Control: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control-Attachment 2 (Radar Graphics): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Radar Data (BOI): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Cascade Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 13, 2018, about 1230 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182G, N2377R, was destroyed after it collided with mountainous terrain near Cascade, Idaho. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was owned and was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), Boise, Idaho, about 1208 and was destined for McCall Municipal Airport (MYL), McCall, Idaho. According to a recording of air traffic control (ATC) services provided to the flight, the pilot contacted the BOI clearance delivery controller about 1202 to request a visual flight rules departure to MYL. The controller issued a departure frequency and transponder code, which the pilot acknowledged, but he informed the controller that the airplane's transponder was "not coming up, [and] may be a little cold. I'll punch it in when it does." After the airplane's departure, the local controller advised the pilot, "left turn on course McCall approved," and the pilot repeated the instruction. About 1 minute later, the pilot contacted the BOI departure controller and reported "transponder still not up but I am with ya." Shortly afterward, the local controller contacted the departure controller and informed him of the accident airplane's location. About 1210, the departure controller informed the accident pilot that radar contact was established. The pilot acknowledged this communication, whi
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's improper decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into an area with low ceilings due to mountain obscuration, which resulted in controlled flight into 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.
