# Accident 19991027040449A: Cessna 172M, Mackay, ID, October 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1999, 17:05 local time
- Place: Mackay, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9494° N, 113.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9494&lon=-113.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12376, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12376) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027040449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT WAS FROM SNADPORT, IDAHO TO HAILEY, IDAHO. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LAND ON PROVATE GRASS STRIP BECAUSE OF CONCERN FOR FUEL TO REACH DESTINATION.  OVER SHOT RUNWAY AND LANDED 200 FEET OFF THE END OF RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 SEA00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA010), Oct 28, 1999: Cessna 172M (N12376), Mackay, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to land at the proper touchdown point. Factors include a wind gust, a grass runway, and a drop-off into rough terrain at the end of the runway.

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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