# Accident 19860420037629A: Cessna 172M, Bonners Ferry, ID, April 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1986, 06:45 local time
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7496° N, 116.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7496&lon=-116.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70040 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 109 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420037629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO CROSS A RIDGE LINE BUT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS ON THE LEE SIDE AND IMPACTED MOUNTAIN. CAP CLOUDS PRESENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA107), Apr 20, 1986: Cessna 172 (N70040), Bonners Ferry, ID, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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