# Accident 19960302003389A: Cessna R172K, Garden Valley, ID, March 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Garden Valley, ID
- Airport: Garden Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0800° N, 115.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0800&lon=-115.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2925V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2925V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 106 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302003389A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. LATER DETERMINED SNOW DEPTH ON RUNWAY WAS 15 INCHES.

## 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 SEA96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA053), Mar 3, 1996: Cessna R172K (N2925V), Garden Valley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. The snow covered runway was a related factor.

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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