# Accident 19880626046549A: Cessna 172M, Huntsville, AL, June 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville Airport North Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8700° N, 86.5697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8700&lon=-86.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5075R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5075R-2019-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626046549A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN A CROSSWIND GUST ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. HIT A DIRT BANK AND FLIPPED 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 ATL88LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA201), Jun 26, 1988: Cessna 172M (N5075R), Meridianville, AL, 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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