# Accident 19940808020689A: Cessna STC172, Carson City, NV, August 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1994, 12:20 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1405° N, 119.7100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1405&lon=-119.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4390R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4390R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350-C2 (registry code 27071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350-c2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 609 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940808020689A

## Narrative

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

GUST ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED. EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX94LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA310), Aug 8, 1994: Cessna 172M (N4390R), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to attempt a landing in crosswind conditions which exceeded the capability 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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