# Accident 19880811032509A: Cessna 172D, Tupelo, MS, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: C D Lemons Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 88.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-88.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2344U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344U-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811032509A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. PILOT BLAMES A DOWNWIND GUST CAUGHT THE WING AND TAIL CAUSING A NOSE 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 MIA88LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA253), Aug 11, 1988: Cessna 172D (N2344U), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2344U (1)

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

- [Accident 20111204027189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111204027189A), Dec 4, 2011: Cessna 172D (N2344U), Belhaven, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft was making a left turn returning to the airport, when the engine suddenly quit. The pilot continued his left turn trying to return to the airport. He…

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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