# Accident 20170614005359A: Cessna 172M, Galena, ID, June 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Galena, ID
- Airport: Smiley Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- 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: N9912Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9912Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614005359A

## Narrative

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

SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF RUNWAY 32 AT SMILEY CREEK. ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS OFF GROUND IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO RIGHT DUE TO LEFT CROSSWIND. RIGHT WING LOW UNTIL RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND WENT THRU FENCE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER COMING TO A STOP. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA17CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA341), Jun 14, 2017: Cessna 172 (N9912Q), Galena, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a power-on stall and subsequent loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N9912Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20080721840599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080721840599A), Jul 21, 2008: Cessna 172 (N9912Q), Salmon, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC reported that he departed rnway 35 and at appx 100' AGL a/c started to descend and eventually struck the gng between the rnwy and the taxi way apprx…
- [Incident 20000730025899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730025899I), Jul 30, 2000: Cessna 172M (N9912Q), Boise, ID, Minor damage. (-23)Shortly after takeoff, the pilot smelled smoke in the cabin. The pilot returned to the airport and landed without incident. The alternator circuit breaker…

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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