# Accident 19990216013769A: Cessna 172N, Salt Lake City, UT, February 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1999, 15:55 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6197° N, 111.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6197&lon=-111.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734BE-1999-06-09) (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: 89 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990216013769A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED THREE FULL STOP LANDINGS. DURING HIS FOURTH LANDING, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO. AS HE WAS PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF, HE `LOST CONTROL' OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD FLOWN TWO HOURS IN THE PAST 90 DAYS, AND HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF TWO HOURS IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE WIND AT THE AIRPORT WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 260 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.

## 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 DEN99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA039), Feb 16, 1999: Cessna 172N (N734BE), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Factors were his lack of recent flight experience, and his lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

## Other reports on N734BE (1)

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

- [Incident 19890916060589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916060589I), Sep 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N734BE), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Struck runway hard with nose wheel. Elected to go around and landed without incident.

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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