Cessna 172 accident near Blackfoot, ID
On August 2, 2026, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blackfoot, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 2, 2026
- Place
- Blackfoot, ID
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.215°N, 112.345°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260802203499
NTSB summary
On August 1, 2026, about 2301 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Cessna 172G, N1166F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Blackfoot, Idaho. The pilot was fatally injured, and the two passengers sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness reported the pilot completed 3 takeoffs and landings for night currency before departing on the accident flight about 2300 MDT. Law enforcement received a 911 call reporting an airplane crash on a road adjacent to the airport, about 2301 MDT. No witnesses, surveillance video, or flight data captured the accident flight. The airplane's first point of contact (FPOC) was marked by a ground scar about 33 ft inside the airport's eastern perimeter fence near the northeast corner of the airport. Paint chips, the right-wing tip and other debris extended from the FPOC through the perimeter fence to the main wreckage, which came to rest upright on the adjacent road about 30 ft beyond the airport boundary fence. The debris path was oriented about 058° magnetic, and the airplane came to rest on a heading of about 189° magnetic. Crushing and deformation were observed throughout the fuselage, wings, empennage, cockpit, and landing gear. The right wing exhibited leading-edge crushing and compression, with buckling of the upper and lower wing skins. The wing was bent upward near the root, with deformation extending into the midspan section of the wing. Portions of the wing skin were torn and separated. The left wing exhibited extensive bucklin
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
