# Accident 19911003045029A: Cessna 172M, Erie, CO, October 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1991, 18:35 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0196° N, 105.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0196&lon=-105.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80650, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80650-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911003045029A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING,VEERED RIGHT AND LEFT. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED IN A DITCH. BRAKES NORMAL.

## 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 DEN92LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA002), Oct 4, 1991: Cessna 172M (N80650), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LAND HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE: CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N80650 (1)

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

- [Accident 19881231057309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231057309A), Dec 31, 1988: Cessna 172M (N80650), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Carb heat was applied and engine quit. Struck a ditch on landing. Carburetor icing.

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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