Aviation accident WPR18LA227

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 182 near Salmon (2018-08-18)
Start: 2018-08-18
Location: Salmon, ID, USA

SERS · Cessna 182 · 2018-08-18 · Salmon, ID, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR18LA227
Event ID: 20180819X22925
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-08-18
Location: Salmon, ID, USA
Coordinates: 44.990554, -114.74833

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 2
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 182
Registration: N84CP
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with downdraft conditions, which resulted in a loss of altitude, and the pilot’s subsequent decision to conduct a precautionary landing into a stand of trees.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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