# Accident 20140707010792A: Cessna R172K, Cascade, ID, July 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2014, 07:23 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Landmark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6008° N, 115.5225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6008&lon=-115.5225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7390K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7390K-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140707010792A

## Narrative

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

N7390K DEPARTED THE FLYING "A" RANCH (PVT) ENROUTE TO SULFER CREEK RANCH (PVT) FOR BREAKFAST. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF LANDMARK AIRSTRIP (0U0) N7390K AND N162CG  COLLIDED. THE INFLIGHT CONTACT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO N162CG'S  PROPELLER BLADES AND THE FUSELAGE BELLY, AND DAMAGE TO N7390K APPEARS TO BE THE TOP OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. N7390K CONTACTED THE EARTH INVERTED AND CAUGHT FIRE. N162CG ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE LANDMARK AIRSTRIP BUT LANDED SHORT IN A MEADOW.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N162CG, American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC: [Accident 20140707010802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140707010802A)

## 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 WPR14FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA283), Jul 7, 2014: Cessna R172K (N7390K), Landmark, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the overtaking airplane’s pilot to maintain visual contact and separation from the airplane being overtaken.

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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