# Accident 19990717009209A: Cessna 150M, Glenns Ferry, ID, July 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Glenns Ferry, ID
- Airport: Glenns Ferry Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0899° N, 115.3703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0899&lon=-115.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704AX-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717009209A

## Narrative

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

CFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM DIRT ROAD 10 N GLENS FERRY, ID. (-23)PILOT LOSS CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT ROAD 10 MILES NORTH OF GLENNS FERRY, ID AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD.  AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF, PROPELLER WAS BENT, LEFT WING LEADING AND LEFT AILERON WAS DAMAGED. THE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR HORN ATTACHMENT BULKHEAD RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED.

## 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 SEA99LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA122), Jul 17, 1999: Cessna 150M (N704AX), Glenns Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the attempted takeoff. A related factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

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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