Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 180B N5271E

7 November 1982 · Near Irwin, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 7 November 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 180B registered N5271E, operated by Albert Erwin Ellis, was involved in an accident near Near Irwin, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Near Irwin, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
43.3302, -111.1700
Aircraft
Cessna 180B
Registration
N5271E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Albert Erwin Ellis
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Alpine → Alpine
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
SEA83FYA01

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 1 2 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

THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO SPOT MOOSE. WHILE FLYING LOW WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON RISING TERRAIN, THEN IMPACTED ON THE GROUND AND BURNED. INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED WITH A 75 FT TALL TREE, ABOUT 60 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. NEITHER OF THE SURVIVING PASSENGERS RECALLED HEARING A STALL WARNING HORN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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10 Jun 1982 Cessna T210M
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18 Oct 1982 Cessna T210M
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11 Dec 1982 Taylorcraft L-2
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