# Accident 19880116008299A: Cessna 172L, Buffalo, MN, January 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1988, 14:12 local time
- Place: Buffalo, MN
- Airport: Buffalo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1588° N, 93.8433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUFFALO MUNI (CFE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1588&lon=-93.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7895G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7895G-1998-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880116008299A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA049), Jan 16, 1988: Cessna 172L (N7895G), Buffalo, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7895G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900719027529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719027529A), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 172L (N7895G), Graceton, MN, Substantial damage. Stalled on flare for landing. Nose fell through and impact collapsed nose gear. Aircraft then nosed over.

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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