# Accident 19880512015609A: Cessna 172, Concordia, KS, May 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Concordia, KS
- Airport: Concordia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5706° N, 97.6603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5706&lon=-97.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8240B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8240B-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 170 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512015609A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING GO AROUND PLANE STALLED. IMPACTED GROUND AND CARTWHEELED.SAID CRAB ANGLE EXCESSIVE FOR CROSSWIND FACTOR.

## 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 MKC88LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA088), May 12, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8240B), Concordia, KS, 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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