Cessna 182 N8885X
7 September 2020 · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2020 at about 03:56 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N8885X was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coeur D'alene - Pappy Boyingto (COE)
- Coordinates
- 47.7861, -116.7194
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N8885X
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Livingston → Coeur d'Alene
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- WPR20CA299
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a collision with trees and terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during a cross-country flight at dusk, the airplane encountered greater head winds than planned. The pilot made several engine power and mixture adjustments to compensate for the increased wind velocity and to maintain altitude. About 15 miles prior to reaching the destination airport, the engine lost power. He attempted to troubleshoot the loss of engine power to no avail and initiated a forced landing. The airplane collided with trees and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, the fuselage and empennage. The pilot believed that his fuel planning for the accident flight was insufficient, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 Aug 2020 | Cessna 182 | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2020 | Cessna 182 | Area Municipio de Joyabaj, Guatemala | Aerocharter Vuelos Privagos SA | Fatal | 3 |
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All 6,261 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2020 | Maule M7 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | Innovations Educational Consulting | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Capella XLS | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Robinson R22 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Cessna 172 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Cessna 180 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |