# Accident 19950110000259A: Cessna 172G, Salt Lake City, UT, January 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6198° N, 111.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6198&lon=-111.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3708L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3708L-2001-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,245 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950110000259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BLOWN OVER ON ITS BACK BY STRONG WIND GUST DURING ENGINE RUNUP.PLANE SUSCEPTABLE TO WIND DUE WING DIHEDRAL

## 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 SEA95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA036), Jan 10, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3708L), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING RUNUP. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3708L (1)

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

- [Incident 19930717033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717033379I), Jul 17, 1993: Cessna 172G (N3708L), Farmington, UT. Pilot made a forced landing in field due to fuel starvation.

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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