# Accident 20030816021479A: Cessna 172G, Bowden, ND, August 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bowden, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4333° N, 100.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4333&lon=-100.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6057R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6057R-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816021479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 16, 2003, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA 172G, N6057R, OPERATED BY A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT (STUDENT PILOT WITH NO AUTHORIZATION FOR A SOLO FLIGHT), WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF A CROSSWIND COMPONENT AND EVENTUALLY AN AIRCRAFT STALL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT BOWDEN, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 1400 CDT.

## 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 CHI03LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA266), Aug 16, 2003: Cessna 172G (N6057R), Bowdon, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which led to a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience, the crosswind condition, wind gusts and power lines.

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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