# Accident 20180101000379A: Cessna 150M, Nampa, ID, January 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2018, 20:30 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6119° N, 116.5047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6119&lon=-116.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3229V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229V-2018-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180101000379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED THE BYI AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE. IN THE VICINITY OF THE U76 AIRPORT THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED. THE PILOT THEN CALLED HIS FATHER ON HIS CELL PHONE. THE FATHER USED A TRACKING APP TO GET THE PILOTS LOCATION AND GAVE HIM DIRECTIONS TOWARD THE MAN AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAW A ROW OF WHITE LIGHTS WITH ADJACENT BLUE LIGHTS AND THOUGHT HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A ROAD. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROAD AND MADE CONTACT WITH SEVERAL TREES AND ULTIMATELY CAME TO A STOP AFTER STRIKING A LIGHT POLE WITH THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING.

## 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 GAA18CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA095), Jan 2, 2018: Cessna 150 (N3229V), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s geographic disoriention during a night flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

## Other reports on N3229V (1)

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

- [Accident 19770522017022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522017022A), May 22, 1977: Cessna 150M (N3229V), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Twr chngd N3229V frm rwy 16R to 16L. Both acft lnd ok.

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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