# Accident 19970409005509A: Cessna 172N, Prescott, AZ, April 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1997, 07:55 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6204° N, 112.4194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6204&lon=-112.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8123E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8123E-2013-04-29) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970409005509A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT INEXPERIENCED IN CROSSWIND LANDINGS. VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH. EXCEEDED CAPABILITY.

## 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 LAX97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA152), Apr 9, 1997: Cessna 172N (N8123E), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment.

## Other reports on N8123E (1)

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

- [Accident 19930530017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530017399A), May 30, 1993: Cessna 172N (N8123E), Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. Left wing of aircraft struck hanger.

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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