# Accident 20260801009289A: Cessna 172G, Blackfoot, ID, August 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2026, 23:01 local time
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Airport: Mccarley Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2151° N, 112.3451° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2151&lon=-112.3451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1166F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1166F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 98 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260801009289A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 172G, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE EASTERN PERIMETER FENCE NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE AIRPORT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR26FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA284), Aug 2, 2026: Cessna 172 (N1166F), Blackfoot, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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