# Accident 20140125001999A: Cessna 172N, Boulder, CO, January 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0392° N, 105.2169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0392&lon=-105.2169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738LQ-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140125001999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUTERED CROSSWIND GUST ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 26 BOULDER CO. AIRPORT,LOST CONTROL, LANDED SHORT,CRASHED, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CE-172N,N738LQ ENDANGERING TWO PASSENGERS. WINDGUSTS 15G30 FROM 330 DEGREES

## 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 CEN14CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA123), Jan 25, 2014: Cessna 172N (N738LQ), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during final approach with known turbulence present.

## Other reports on N738LQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20000811026819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811026819I), Aug 11, 2000: Cessna 172N (N738LQ), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23)On take off, part of a touch and go, while applying take off power, the aircraft swerved to the left. The aircraft left the runway (11R), went across the…

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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