Cessna 180 N7940V
8 September 1968 · Big Creek, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1968 at about 08:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N7940V, operated by Boise Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Creek, Idaho, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Creek, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N7940V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Boise Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4721
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PURPOSE OF FLT, ESTABLISH HUNTING CAMP.ACFT HEAVILY LOADED, DENSITY ALT APPROX 7700 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1968 | Cessna 180 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1968 | Cessna 180 | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | Harvey Canal S | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1968 | Cessna 180 | Victoria, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1968 | Cessna 180 | Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1968 | Cessna 180 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1968 | Cessna 180H | Coeur D-Alene, Idaho, United States | Sandpoint Air | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |