Cessna 182Q accident near Mountain Home, Idaho, October 14, 1986
On October 14, 1986 at about 3:00 am local time, a Cessna 182Q, registered N94529, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mountain Home, Idaho (Mountain Home airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 14, 1986 · about 3:00 am local time
- Place
- Mountain Home, Idaho · Mountain Home · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · all 182Qs on the register
- Registration
- N94529 · registry record · serial 18266430
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON SHORT FINAL THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT ELECTED AT THAT TIME TO PLACE THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN THE ON POSITION. THE ENGINE THEN CEASED OPERATING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE COULD BE DETERMINED BY THE MECHANICS WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE FULL OFF POSITION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS OPEN 1/3 OF THE WAY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 826 hours in all; 30 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,270 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 13, 1986; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVU Provo UT at 1:00 am
- Destination: U76 Mountain Home ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA87LA029.