# Accident 19990410004199A: Cessna 172D, Mountain Home, ID, April 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, ID
- Airport: Mountain Home Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0895° N, 115.3692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0895&lon=-115.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2650U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2650U-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990410004199A

## Narrative

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

CLIPPED POWER LINES ENROUTE GLENNS FERRY, ID TO MOUNTAIN HOME, ID ON 4/10/99 AT APPROX 1000MDT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT MOUNTAIN HOME, ID. (-23) DURING FLIGHT DOWN THE SNAKE RIVER CANYON, APPROX. 13 MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO, THE VERICAL FIN AND RUDDER STRUCK A CABLE CROSSING THE CANYON. APPROX. 1/3 OF THE VERTICAL FIN AND 1/2 OF THE RUDDER WERE SHEARED OFF. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE MOUNTAIN HOME AIRPORT. NO INURIES TO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 SEA99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA059), Apr 10, 1999: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Glenns Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see-and-avoid wires crossing the river. Factors included: transmission wires; inattention of both pilots to the aircraft's flight path; and the pilots' low-altitude…

## Other reports on N2650U (2)

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

- [Accident 20040919024129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919024129A), Sep 19, 2004: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On September 19, 2004, about 1730, Mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172D, N2650U, piloted by david howard chitwood, collided with mountainous terrain…
- [Incident 19950316005929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316005929I), Mar 16, 1995: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Burley, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: the private pilot PIC departed Burley, Idaho to practice some landings with another private pilot. The PIC wanted to make some landings from the…

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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