# Accident 19920629022219A: Cessna 172, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, June 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4809° N, 114.3207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4809&lon=-114.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6496E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6496E-2011-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 417 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629022219A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON HARD LANDING. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH DRAINAGE 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 LAX92LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA268), Jun 30, 1992: Cessna 172 (N6496E), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE 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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