Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Cessna R172E Skyhawk, N39ND, accident occurred on April 7, 2026, at Sun Valley Airport (A20), Bullhead City, Arizona

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N39ND

- History of Flight:
On April 7, 2026, at about 1140 local time, a privately-registered Cessna R172E Skyhawk, N39ND, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Sun Valley Airport (A20), Bullhead City, Arizona. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft veered left on takeoff roll and struck a garage."

According to ADS-B data, the airplane arrived at A20 at 1117 LT following a trip that originated from Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, at 1034 LT. The accident flight was not captured on ADS-B data.

The reported weather at KIFP about 6 minutes after the accident included: Winds 240 at 8 knots, temperature: 29 °C, dewpoint: 0 °C, and an altimeter setting of 29.90 inches of mercury.

The airport sits at an elevation of 725 ft and features a single asphalt/good condition runway 18/36 that is 3700 x 42 ft.

- Weather:

METAR KIFP 071747Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 27/M00 A2992

METAR KIFP 071847Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 29/00 A2990

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