# Accident 20081117853169A: Cessna 172S, Bedford, MA, November 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2008, 12:23 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4686° N, 71.2867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4686&lon=-71.2867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2439Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2439Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 44 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081117853169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN A CROSSWIND DURING LANDING.

## 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 ERA09CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA063), Nov 17, 2008: Cessna 172 (N2439Z), Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for winds during landing.

## Other reports on N2439Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20170816021189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170816021189I), Aug 16, 2017: Cessna 172S (N2439Z), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Cleared to land runway 35, veered off runway, struck taxiway delta sign. Aircraft continued and departed. Aircraft made two low passses for observation then…

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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