# Accident 20100410031379A: Cessna 150, Stanley, ID, April 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2010, 12:20 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9122° N, 114.7961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9122&lon=-114.7961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4296U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4296U-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100410031379A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS FROM BOISE TO HAILLEY. DURING THE FLIGHT VFR CONDITIONS DETERIORATED AND PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM BEING ABLE TO CLIMB OVER GALENA SUMMIT. THE PILOT WAS LOW ON FUEL AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT SMILEY CREEK. BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER UPON LANDING.

## 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 WPR10CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA201), Apr 10, 2010: Cessna 150D (N4296U), Galena, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with soft, snow-covered terrain while executing a precautionary landing.

## Other reports on N4296U (1)

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

- [Incident 19790805029519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805029519I), Aug 5, 1979: Cessna 150 (N4296U), Vacaville, CA. Fuel exhaustion. No damage. Unable to obtain fuel at projected airport.

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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