Cessna 182C N8807T

Summary

On 28 August 1983 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8807T was involved in an accident near Near Elk River, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 August 1983 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Elk River, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

45.7994, -115.5091

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N8807T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint Maries → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83FA187

3 people died.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED INTO HEAVILY WOODED AREA AT ABOUT 4000 FT MSL. THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO LOOK FOR GAME OR AREAS FOR HUNTING IN A PRE-HUNTING GAME SPOTTING TRIP. THE ACFT FIRST IMPACTED A LARGE 200 FT TREE ABOUT 85 FT BELOW ITS TOP. THE ACFT PROPELLER CUT ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TREE AT ABOUT 120 FT AGL. THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF A DRAW ON A NORTHWEST HEADING TOWARD RISING TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.