# Accident 20061211025919A: Cessna 172RG, Laurel, MT, December 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2006, 13:05 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7031° N, 108.7611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7031&lon=-108.7611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6501V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6501V-2013-02-13) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061211025919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CHANGING CROSSWIND UPON LANDING CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER FORWARD.

## 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 SEA07CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA029), Dec 11, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N6501V), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. A contributing factor was the crosswind…

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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