# Accident 19940403000249A: Cessna 172N, Gasquet, CA, April 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1994, 10:41 local time
- Place: Gasquet, CA
- Airport: Ward Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8409° N, 123.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8409&lon=-123.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6290D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6290D-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940403000249A

## Narrative

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

ON FLARE ALLOWED WIND GUST TO DRIFT PLANE OFF RUNWAY. TRIED GO AROUND FULL FLAPS. UNABLE CLIMB. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 LAX94LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA176), Apr 3, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6290D), Gasquet, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSS- WIND CONDITIONS, AND TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6290D (1)

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

- [Incident 19920707023979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023979I), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N6290D), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ran off runway while taxiing to ramp after landing. Given sobriety test by police. Alcohol level above limits

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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