# Accident 19910309005189A: Cessna 172P, Dayton, OH, March 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Dayton General Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6293° N, 84.2708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6293&lon=-84.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64937, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64937-2002-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 643 total, 182 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910309005189A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER VANED INTO GUSTY CROSSWIND. TRIED TO GO AROUND NOSE HIGH. STALLED AND HIT GROUND LEFT WING THEN NOSE.

## 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 NYC91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA085), Mar 9, 1991: Cessna 172P (N64937), Miamisburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N64937 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821222068569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821222068569I), Dec 22, 1982: Cessna 172P (N64937), Clovis, NM, Minor damage. While taxiing to parking ramp, strong wind gust blew aircraft into parked aircraft.

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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