- Date
- October 10, 1978
- Place
- St.Anthony, ID · ST.ANTHONY, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6946XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781010031659A
- Case key
- 138976
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2910 78/10/10 NR.ST.ANTHONY,ID CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 359 TIME - 1330 N6946X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.ANTHONY,ID BLACKFOOT,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 72 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TKOF FROM COUNTRY ROAD. CAUGHT SAGE BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6946X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6946XRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Cessna 172BAirframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.