# Accident 20040919024129A: Cessna 172D, Mountain Home, ID, September 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, ID
- Airport: Mountain Home Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2047° N, 115.5167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2047&lon=-115.5167&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
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919024129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2004, ABOUT 1730, MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172D, N2650U, PILOTED BY DAVID HOWARD CHITWOOD, COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOUT TEN NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO. PILOT TIMES AND LOGBOOKS COULD NOT BE LOCATED.

## 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 SEA04FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA191), Sep 19, 2004: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Mountain Home, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high terrain while maneuvering. High terrain was a factor.

## Other reports on N2650U (2)

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

- [Accident 19990410004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990410004199A), Apr 10, 1999: Cessna 172D (N2650U), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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