# Accident 19940415007969A: Cessna 172P, Tulsa, OK, April 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1994, 08:52 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0396° N, 95.9846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0396&lon=-95.9846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63456, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 44 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940415007969A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FIRST SOLO IN STRONG CROSSWIND. HIT WINDSOCK POLE. TOO MUCH WIND FOR A FIRST SOLO STUDENT.

## 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 FTW94LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA129), Apr 15, 1994: Cessna 172P (N63456), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTING CROSS WIND.

## Other reports on N63456 (1)

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

- [Incident 20220906015149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220906015149I), Sep 6, 2022: Cessna 172P (N63456), Weiner, AR, Minor damage. Pilot stated he conducted a preflight on the aircraft physically checking fuel before flight, tanks were full. He reported engine was hard to start, called mx…

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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