# Accident 19890907034289A: Cessna 172N, Burlington, CO, September 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1989, 16:48 local time
- Place: Burlington, CO
- Airport: Kit Carson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3000° N, 102.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3000&lon=-102.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734VH-2019-06-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890907034289A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HELD RIGHT RUDDER ON TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD.

## 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 DEN89LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA212), Sep 7, 1989: Cessna 172N (N734VH), Burlington, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE SOFT TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N734VH (2)

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

- [Accident 20171122019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171122019729A), Nov 22, 2017: Cessna 172N (N734VH), Maple Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on numbers and traversed a ways down the airport runway, then across grassways, taxiway, and ramp for 2200+ feet before impacting hangar. No…
- [Incident 19941016035149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941016035149I), Oct 16, 1994: Cessna 172 (N734VH), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on runway. Heard loud bang on touchdown. Veered off runway striking light bars.

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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