# Accident 19880916041399A: Cessna 172P, Greeley, CO, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4391° N, 104.6695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4391&lon=-104.6695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97890, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97890-2005-02-18) (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 O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916041399A

## Narrative

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

STRONG CROSSWIND ON FIRST SOLO PUSHED AIRCRAFT TO EDGE OF RUNWAY, GOT A WHEEL INTO MUD AND NOSED 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 DEN88LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA206), Sep 16, 1988: Cessna 172 (N97890), Greeley, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97890 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030225008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030225008619A), Feb 25, 2003: Cessna 172P (N97890), Osteen, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Sanford FL. ATCT reported that this aircraft N97890 departed sanford FL. Runway 97 as call sign avion 280 at 17:34 EST and requested a frequency change.…

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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