# Accident 19880122001179A: Cessna 172N, Duchesne, UT, January 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Duchesne, UT
- Airport: Duchesne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1005° N, 110.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1005&lon=-110.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4897G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4897G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880122001179A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND STRUCK A 3 FOOT SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN88LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA057), Jan 22, 1988: Cessna 172N (N4897G), Duchesne, UT, substantial damage

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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