# Accident 19980426007759A: Cessna 172RG, Greenville, SC, April 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1998, 13:34 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8502° N, 82.3998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8502&lon=-82.3998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9769B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9769B-2011-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 13 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007759A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WIND. HIT A BARRIER AND WENT INTO A DITCH. HAD FULL FLAPS. NOT ADVISED. (-23) ON APRIL 26, 1998, AT 1335 EDT, A CESSNA 172-RG STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 9/27 AND 18/36 AT THE GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (GMU), SC. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GREENSBORO-PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (GSO), NC, AT 1205 EDT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 159 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT OF THE BARRICADE. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OPERATED PROPERLY. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA98LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA146), Apr 26, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N9769B), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of full flaps while landing in a strong crosswind resulting in loss of directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N9769B (1)

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

- [Accident 19880814033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814033009A), Aug 14, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N9769B), Mt Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure and engine seized. Crash landed in field. Oil cooler hose chafed through by cabin heat hose.

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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