# Accident 19900127001199A: Cessna 172N, Gaithersburg, MD, January 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1990, 15:55 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1693° N, 77.1804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1693&lon=-77.1804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75946, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75946-1995-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900127001199A

## Narrative

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

STUDENTS FIRST LANDING IN TYPE. DRIFTED ON FLARE. STALL HORN ON. CFI TOOK OVER WING DROPPED HIT AND 172 CARTWHEELED

## 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 BFO90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA022), Jan 27, 1990: Cessna 172N (N75946), Gaithersburg, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND A SUBSEQUENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE…

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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