# Accident 19880115008309A: Cessna 172F, Red Lake Falls, MN, January 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Red Lake Falls, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8837° N, 96.2727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Lake Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8837&lon=-96.2727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8122U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8122U-1989-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 73 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880115008309A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE BANKING AT LOW ALTITUDE ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. PILOT NOT ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A STALL OR CORRECT SAME.

## 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 CHI88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA050), Jan 15, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8122U), Red Lake Falls, MN, destroyed

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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