# Accident 19950224002569A: Cessna 172L, Saratoga Spring, NY, February 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1995, 12:15 local time
- Place: Saratoga Spring, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0603° N, 73.7690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0603&lon=-73.7690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7002Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7002Q-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,600 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224002569A

## Narrative

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

STOPPED CROSSWIND DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. WAS BLOWN OVER BY 37 KNOT WIND. CROSSWIND COMPONENT 15 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA062), Feb 24, 1995: Cessna 172L (N7002Q), Saratoga Spgs, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING A FLIGHT UNDER THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N7002Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19921022045969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022045969I), Oct 22, 1992: Cessna 172L (N7002Q), Albany, NY. Experienced a drop of RPM after departure. Returned to airport. Engine quit on final. Suspect carburetor ice.
- [Accident 19750524012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524012099A), May 24, 1975: Cessna 172L (N7002Q), Sanibel Island, FL, Substantial damage. Aftr roundout acft floated. Ran off end of rwy hit a ditch.

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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