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Cessna 180 N180W

12 January 1988 · Hailey, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 12 January 1988 at about 18:26 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N180W was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Hailey, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
43.5691, -114.2102
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N180W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gooding → Hailey
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA88LA080

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

THIS CESSNA 180 WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM GOODING, IDAHO TO HAILEY, IDAHO WHEN IT DISAPPEARED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LATER FOUND IN A STEEP CANYON ABOUT 15 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE FOUND. GOOD VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 8 MILES OFF COURSE IN A SCENIC AREA WEST OF HAILEY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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