# Accident 19960721018979A: Cessna 172N, Boulder City, NV, July 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1996, 09:10 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9905° N, 114.8096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9905&lon=-114.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6389D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6389D-1998-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 49 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960721018979A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST ON LANDING. OVER CORRECTED HIT BRAKE. LEFT RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX96LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA283), Jul 21, 1996: Cessna 172 (N6389D), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of directional control due to the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and improper remedial action. Factors in the accident were crosswinds, inadvertent brake…

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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