Cessna 182 N6210A

Summary

On 28 June 2024 at about 23:28 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6210A, operated by Depot Avionics Inc, was involved in an accident near Big Creek, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

28 June 2024 at 23:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Creek, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Big Creek Airport (U60)

Coordinates

45.1217, -115.3225

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6210A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Depot Avionics Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Smiley Creek → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24FA215

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 28, 2024, about 1728 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182, N6210A was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Big Creek, Idaho. The pilot was fatally injured, and the pilot-rated-passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness who spoke to the pilot, he and his son arrived at a fly in at Smiley Creek Airport (U87) Smiley Creek, Idaho, the day of the accident and planned to fly to the Big Creek Airport (U60) Big Creek, Idaho, for the evening. The witness recalled seeing the airplane depart U87 around 1630 to 1645. According to a witness, located inside the Big Creek Lodge, around 1727, he heard an airplane flying nearby and they looked outside to see it as it passed the lodge at a low altitude, and while in a nose high attitude. The witness stated that he stepped outside, heard the engine “making full power” but the airplane was “not doing anything significant.” He saw the left wing begin to drop and the airplane entered the trees and disappeared. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted forested hilly terrain. The airplane came to rest on its right side, on a heading of about 270° magnetic, and at an elevation of 5,742 ft msl. The wreckage was surrounded by trees about 50 ft to 80 ft in height and was about 1,400 ft south of the departure end of runway 19. All major components of the airplane were located at the accident site. The wreckage was transported to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.