# Accident 19960215001809A: Cessna 172P, Salmon, ID, February 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1996
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 44.9993° N, 113.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9993&lon=-113.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96879, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96879) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215001809A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING RUNWAY, DEPARTED ON EAST SIDE AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 SEA96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA055), Feb 15, 1996: Cessna 172P (N96879), Salmon, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground swerve. A factor relating to the accident was: the rock pile to the left of the runway.

## Other reports on N96879 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900407015239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900407015239I), Apr 7, 1990: Cessna 172P (N96879), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Aircraft experienced bird strike on night dual cross country. Landed without incident.

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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