# Accident 19890408006949A: Cessna P172D, Crested Butte, CO, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crested Butte, CO
- Airport: Crested Butte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8698° N, 106.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8698&lon=-106.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8562X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8562X-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P172D (registry code 2072202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P172D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 130 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408006949A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOWBANK AT END OF RUNWAY ON A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT THEN 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 DEN89LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA103), Apr 8, 1989: Cessna P172D (N8562X), Crested Butte, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED A RUNWAY WITH UNSUITABLE CONDITIONS FOR TAKING OFF. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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