# Accident 20200913012019A: Cessna 172P, Stanley, ID, September 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8886° N, 116.1017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8886&lon=-116.1017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52700, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 460 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200913012019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THOMAS CREEK AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY1030. HE FLEW INTO A CANYON WITH RISING TERRAIN DUE TO OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY FROM FOREST FIRE SMOKE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7700 FT.

## 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 WPR20LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA330), Sep 13, 2020: Cessna 172 (N52700), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance after flying into the wrong canyon in mountainous terrain which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.

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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