# Accident 19931231047429A: Cessna 172H, Cheyenne, WY, December 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1993, 10:19 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3694° N, 104.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3694&lon=-104.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3734F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3734F-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231047429A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT UNDESTIGNATED AIRPORT ON CROSSCOUNTRY TO USE A RESTROOM.AFTER LANDING WAS BLOWN OVER BY 50 KNOT WIND.

## 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 SEA94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA043), Dec 31, 1993: Cessna 172H (N3734F), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH WINDS, GUSTS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE OPERATING IN HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N3734F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730910029159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910029159A), Sep 10, 1973: Cessna 172H (N3734F), Inman, KS, Substantial damage. Lndd on country rd due loose oil cap. Aftr tkof un clr wires. Turned l,tail dragged in maize,settled

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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