# Accident 19901022046999A: Cessna 172N, Grand Prairie, TX, October 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1990, 14:05 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7300° N, 96.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7300&lon=-96.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734KG-2018-01-26) (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: 30 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901022046999A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED FAST. OVER CONTROLLED. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A VASI LIGHT.

## 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 FTW91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA008), Oct 22, 1990: Cessna 172N (N734KG), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE TECHNIQUE AND USE OF RUDDER.

## Other reports on N734KG (2)

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

- [Accident 20020521011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521011639A), May 21, 2002: Cessna 172N (N734KG), Granbury, TX, No damage. (-23) On may 22, 2002, sandro simonetto and a passenger were flying N734KG, a Cessna-172, from hicks field, fort worth, Texas to san antonio. They departed at…
- [Incident 19900610030579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610030579I), Jun 10, 1990: Cessna 172N (N734KG), Alvarado, TX. Smelled smoke in cockpit. Turned off master switch. Landed in field. Switch was shorted.

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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