# Accident 19910427012829A: Cessna 172N, Grass Valley, CA, April 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8191° N, 123.5094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8191&lon=-123.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737GY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737GY-1991-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 62 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427012829A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED SUDDEN CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER VANE. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A 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 LAX91LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA183), Apr 27, 1991: Cessna 172N (N737GY), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN AN ON GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A…

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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