# Accident 19960609014519A: Cessna STC172, Prescott, AZ, June 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1996, 11:50 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6194° N, 112.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6194&lon=-112.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737WR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609014519A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST PICKED UP WING LANDING WEATHERVANED. RAN OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK SIGN. SKIDDED INTO DITCH. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 LAX96LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA227), Jun 9, 1996: Cessna 172N (N737WR), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in loss of aircraft control.

## Other reports on N737WR (1)

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

- [Accident 19890530013472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013472A), May 30, 1989: Cessna 172N (N737WR), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Blinded by rising sun, taxied into Cessna 1844Q that had stopped on the runup pad.

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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