THE DTSB
Pending.
Key facts
- DateAugust 1, 2026
- Local time11:00 PM
- LightNight
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightUnknown
- People on board3
- Fatalities1
- AirportU02
Accident Location
- City, State
- Blackfoot, Idaho
- Latitude
- 43.215453
- Longitude
- -112.345036
- Airport ID
- U02
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N1166F
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 172-G
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- West, Caden Max
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 27
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- No
- Medical
- 1st Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Night
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 3
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending. Very recent Private Pilot check ride complete.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
See the NTSB Recommendation Tracker →