Cessna 180G N4613U

Summary

On 14 November 1987 at about 00:03 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N4613U was involved in an accident near Cambridge, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 1987 at 00:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Cambridge, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

44.6207, -116.6994

Aircraft

Cessna 180G

Registration

N4613U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elko → Kellog

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

SEA88FA024

2 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

DURING A FUEL STOP AT ELKO, NV THE PILOT REQUESTED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR VFR FLIGHT TO LANDER, WY OR TO COUER D'ALENE, ID. THE FAA FSS BRIEFED HIM ON ADVERSE WEATHER TO BOTH DESTINATIONS, WITH FLIGHT ADVISORIES FOR MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS, OCCASIONAL SEVERE TURBULENCE AND SEVERE ICING IN CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION. THE PILOT DEPARTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN OR STATED DESTINATION. WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT CALLED THE CEDAR CITY FLIGHT ADVISORY FACILITY FOR A WEATHER UPDATE AND WAS AGAIN ADVISED OF ADVERSE WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. WHEN THE FLIGHT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT LANDER, WY, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED BUT SUSPENDED AFTER 10 DAYS DUE TO LACK OF FLIGHT PLAN OR DESTINATION INFORMATION. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED UNDER A 7 STRAND, 230 KV ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE BY A LOCAL RESIDENT 13 DAYS AFTER THE MISHAP. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ELECTRIC ARC BURN MARKS FROM IMPACT WITH THE ELECTRIC WIRES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.