# Accident 19900615020719A: Cessna 172, Show Low, AZ, June 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1990, 07:30 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2299° N, 110.0700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2299&lon=-110.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8512B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8512B-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 494 total, 494 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615020719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWIND. EXITED RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH DIRT BANK.

## 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 LAX90LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA223), Jun 15, 1990: Cessna 172 (N8512B), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IMPROPERLY USED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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