# Accident 19880308027969A: Cessna 172N, Columbia, CA, March 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1988, 12:36 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1101° N, 120.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1101&lon=-120.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8216E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8216E-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 53 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880308027969A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON FINAL DUE TO CROSSWIND. MADE HARD LANDING AND NOSED OVER DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 LAX88LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA119), Mar 8, 1988: Cessna 172N (N8216E), Columbia, CA, 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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