# Accident 20060729014249A: Cessna 172F, American Falls, ID, July 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2006, 08:25 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Airport: American Falls
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7994° N, 112.8239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7994&lon=-112.8239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8707U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8707U-2007-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 100 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729014249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 3 WITH A REPORTED 5 MPH TAIL WIND. AFTER LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DOWN WIND CONDITION INCREASED AFTER TAKE OFF.

## 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 SEA06CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA148), Jul 29, 2006: Cessna 172F (N8707U), American Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed. Factors include his improper decision to takeoff with a tailwind, and the effects of the tailwind upon the aircraft's takeoff…

## Other reports on N8707U (1)

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

- [Accident 19880923040229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040229A), Sep 23, 1988: Cessna 172F (N8707U), Lakes Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Not accelerating on takeoff roll. Aborted too late and slid off end of runway into trees fence and dirt mounds.

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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