Cessna 180 N9493C accident near Owinza, Idaho, October 13, 2024
Cessna 180, registration N9493C, operated by BLUE THUNDER LLC, was involved in an accident near Owinza, Idaho on October 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25LA036 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 11,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:05 UTC, at 11,000 ft and 0 knots, about 44 km from Hailey/Friedman Mem (KSUN).
The nearest weather report, from KSUN (43 km away), showed wind 300° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 180 registered in United States (Mode S AD315B).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- October 13, 2024
- Location
- Owinza, Idaho
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N9493C
- Operator
- BLUE THUNDER LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA036 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Hailey/Friedman Mem (KSUN)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 11,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:05 UTC, 11,000 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA036; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.