Cessna 182A accident near Star, Idaho, September 7, 1987
On September 7, 1987 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182A, registered N4944D, suffered minor damage in an accident near Star, Idaho (Jump West airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were 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 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 7, 1987 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Star, Idaho · Jump West · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A · all 182As on the register
- Registration
- N4944D · registry record · serial 51044
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE DURING TAKEOFF RUN ON THE 60 FOOT WIDE AIRSTRIP. A CROSS WIND WAS PRESENT FROM THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A PERSON STANDING CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD HIS EYES ON HIS INSTRUMENTS WHEN THE PERSON WAS STRUCK.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 776 hours in all; 334 in this make and model; 47 in the last 90 days; 634 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,790 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 22, 1987
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: U35 Caldwell ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 4,200 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
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.
Other NTSB records under N4944D the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.