# Accident 19990714044119A: Cessna 172L, Montezuma, IA, July 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1999, 14:45 local time
- Place: Montezuma, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5795° N, 92.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5795&lon=-92.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19752, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19752) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990714044119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED THE A/C DOWNWIND ON A GRASS RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE GOING THROUGH A FENCE AND COMING TO REST IN A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI99LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA237), Jul 14, 1999: Cessna 172L (N19752), Montezuma, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently landed on the wrong runway and exceeded the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty tailwind, the fence, and the ditch.

## Other reports on N19752 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950321009429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321009429I), Mar 21, 1995: Cessna 172L (N19752), Ankeny, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 3/21/95 at approximately 1545 CST, Cessna 172, N19752, departed the mason city, Iowa airport (mcw) on a solo cross country enroute to Ankeny…
- [Accident 19740223005889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740223005889A), Feb 23, 1974: Cessna 172L (N19752), Ely, MN, Substantial damage. Sim forced ldg,eng shutdown thru use of mixt ctl. Plt un restart eng,OAT 15 deg f.nosewheel hit sno

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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