# Accident 19890620016679A: Cessna 172M, Boulder, CO, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0210° N, 105.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0210&lon=-105.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80893-2012-01-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620016679A

## Narrative

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

FAMILARIZATION FLIGHT. GUSTY SURFACE WIND. LANDED IN CRAB ANGLE. EXITED RUNWAY. STABILIZER HIT RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 DEN89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA143), Jun 20, 1989: Cessna 172M (N80893), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE (PRIVATE RATED) DUAL STUDENT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE, AND INADEQUATE…

## Other reports on N80893 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950206001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950206001229A), Feb 6, 1995: Cessna 172M (N80893), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration unable climb. Aborted. Blew tire heavy braking. Ran off end of runway into a ditch. Early liftoff
- [Accident 19911120056759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911120056759A), Nov 20, 1991: Cessna 172N (N80893), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Wing struck a sign while taxiing to ramp. Had tried to circumnavigate a closed taxiway. NOTAMS on closed taxiways.

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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