# Accident 19890402005179A: Cessna 172M, Columbia, MS, April 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1989, 11:20 local time
- Place: Columbia, MS
- Airport: Columbia-Marion County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2502° N, 89.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2502&lon=-89.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80436, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80436) (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: 240 total, 140 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402005179A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO LAND IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND, VEERED OFF AND NOSED OVER. WIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFTS CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## 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 MIA89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA120), Apr 2, 1989: Cessna 172M (N80436), Columbia, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N80436 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760128001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760128001679A), Jan 28, 1976: Cessna 172D (N80436), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Tkof frm ramp to avoid police pursuit. Hit Beech 24R,N9353S & Beech 95,N386T. Both substl dmg.

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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