# Accident 19980724017659A: Cessna 172H, Commerce, TX, July 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Commerce, TX
- Airport: Commerce Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2301° N, 95.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2301&lon=-95.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3743R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3743R-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724017659A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AND STRUCK THE ASPHALT, UNABLE TO AVOID TREE LINE, PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND WENT INTO TREES. (-23) PILOT STATED GUST OF WIND GOT UNDER HIS RIGHT WING IN A TOUCH-N-GO, WHICH FORCED HIS LEFT WING INTO THE GROUND. PILOT WENT OFF RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE TREES.

## 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 FTW98LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA318), Jul 24, 1998: Cessna 172H (N3743R), Commerce, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind resulting in a loss of control. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N3743R (1)

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

- [Incident 19920808038129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808038129I), Aug 8, 1992: Cessna 172H (N3743R), Texarkana, AR, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Was practicing crosswind landing.

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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