# Accident 20160717011201A: Cessna 172, Emmitt, ID, July 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Emmitt, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8403° N, 116.5014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8403&lon=-116.5014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8184B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8184B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 260 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160717011201A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT MADE A RADIO CALL THAT SAID THAT WAS CLOSE.  PILOT SAID HE DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING AT THE TIME.  AFTER LANDING PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO RUDDER THAT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR16LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA146), Jul 17, 2016: Cessna 172 (N8184B), Emmett, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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