# Accident 20080503833559A: Cessna 172M, Dixie, ID, May 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2008, 06:00 local time
- Place: Dixie, ID
- Airport: Wilson Bar Usfs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4056° N, 115.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4056&lon=-115.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20406, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 65 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080503833559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY 5/3/2008 AT 6:00 A.M. PDT TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 172M N20406. WHILE DEPARTING WILSON BAR USFA (ID76) TO FLY TO SALMON, ID. (KSMN). THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT SOME BRUSH AND SMALL ROCK OUTCROPPING DURING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF AND SHUTDOWN TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE. AFTER INSPECTING THE DAMAGE HE DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFE TO FLY AND FLEW TO SALMON, ID.(KSMN)

## 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 SEA08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA126), May 3, 2008: Cessna 172M (N20406), Dixie, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the vegetation during takeoff.

## Other reports on N20406 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210612006409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210612006409A), Jun 12, 2021: Cessna 172M (N20406), Fields, OR, Substantial damage. The pilot departed burns Oregon for a flight to winnamuca, NV. He decided to land on the highway outside of Fields, OR. He had read on social media about it.…

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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