# Accident 19910126001089A: Cessna 172N, Rochester, MN, January 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1991, 12:08 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0099° N, 92.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0099&lon=-92.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9419E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9419E-2000-05-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 3 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910126001089A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON CROSSCOUNTRY TRIED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND. LOST  CONTROL HIT SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA084), Jan 26, 1991: Cessna 172N (N9419E), Rochester, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION OR WIND CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AND THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N9419E (1)

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

- [Accident 19990617007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990617007169A), Jun 17, 1999: Cessna 172N (N9419E), Cloquet, MN, Destroyed. Acft was landing when flames were noticed inside the cockpit, the pilot and passenger evacuated the acft, and the acft was destroyed by fire, other…

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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