# Accident 19890707063469A: Cessna 172N, Glenwood Spring, CO, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Glenwood Spring, CO
- Airport: Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5060° N, 107.3091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5060&lon=-107.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2720E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2720E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 306 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707063469A

## Narrative

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

LOST FLYING SPEED ON SHORT FIELD HIGH ALTITUDE CROSSWIND TAKEOFF.ABORTED.LANDED ON END RUNWAY,WENT OFF INTO A FENCE

## 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 DEN89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA166), Jul 8, 1989: Cessna 172 (N2720E), Glenwood Spgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE DUAL STUDENT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, CFI, FAILED TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE OPERATION.

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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