# Accident 19900429014909A: Cessna 172C, Ames, IA, April 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1990, 08:35 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Ames Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0207° N, 93.6191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0207&lon=-93.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8472X-1991-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 9 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900429014909A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## 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 MKC90LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA098), Apr 29, 1990: Cessna 172 (N8472X), Ames, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE WRONG RUNWAY WAS SELECTED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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