# Accident 19960403046179A: Cessna 172K, Danville, AR, April 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1996, 11:20 local time
- Place: Danville, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0493° N, 93.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0493&lon=-93.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84262, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84262-1999-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403046179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A FULL STOP LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IMPACTED A DITCH AND NOSED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 FTW96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA160), Apr 3, 1996: Cessna 172K (N84262), Danville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N84262 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770910034739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910034739A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 172K (N84262), Warrenton, DC, Substantial damage. Winds gusting to 15KTS.

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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