# Accident 19900108000299A: Cessna 172A, Reno, NV, January 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1990, 07:25 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7094° N, 119.8209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-119.8209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7878T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7878T-1992-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 66 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108000299A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER BY SEVERE GUSTY WINDS WHILE TURNING CROSSWIND ONTO RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. ENTIRELY TOO MUCH WIND FOR SAFETY

## 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 SEA90LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA033), Jan 8, 1990: Cessna 172A (N7878T), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH, GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE TO ARRIVE AT WORK ON TIME, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL PILOT…

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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