# Accident 19880523071309A: Cessna 172P, Roanoke, TX, May 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0001° N, 97.2305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0001&lon=-97.2305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52119, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52119) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 6 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523071309A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER VANED INTO LEFT CROSSWIND ON LIFTOFF AND SETTLED, STRUCK A GRAVEL BANK AND NOSED OVER. TORQUE ADDED TO TURN

## 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 FTW88LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA108), May 23, 1988: Cessna 172P (N52119), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL YAW AXIS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE CROSSWIND TAKE OFF.

## Other reports on N52119 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070612011139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070612011139I), Jun 12, 2007: Cessna 172P (N52119), Mineral Wells, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The flight instructor and student pilot experienced a loss of power on the CE-172 enroute from abilene (abi) to northwest regional airport (52F) and made…

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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