# Accident 20260205000909A: Cessna 172M, Nampa, ID, February 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2026, 14:15 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5811° N, 116.5230° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5811&lon=-116.5230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4464R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4464R) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,516 total, 1,226 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260205000909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT (A CFI) INITIATED TAKEOFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SEAT WITH INTENT TO REFRESH HIS FLYING SKILLS FROM THAT SEAT.  WHEN TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED HIS SEAT SLID AFT ON THE SEAT TRACK TO A POSITION FROM WHICH HE COULD NOT REACH THE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS OR THE THROTTLE.  AIRCRAFT WAS THEN UNCONTROLLED AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY UNDER FULL POWER AND IMPACTED A NEARBY HANGAR DAMAGING THAT HANGAR AND THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS PARKED THEREIN - IN ADDITION TO SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE PILOT'S CESSNA 172.

## 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 WPR26LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA102), Feb 5, 2026: Cessna 172M (N4464R), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to verify that the seat locking pins were fully engaged before takeoff, which allowed the seat to slide aft during the takeoff roll and resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N4464R (1)

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

- [Incident 20110501008179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110501008179I), May 1, 2011: Cessna 172M (N4464R), Twin Falls, ID, No damage. Pilot was cleared to land on runway 250. The tower reported winds at 280 at 12KTS. Upon touchdown, the aircraft veered violently to the right. The pilot was…

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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