# NTSB CHI88LA049: Cessna 172L, N7895G, Buffalo, MN, January 16, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 16, 1988, 14:12 local (20:12 UTC)
- Place: Buffalo, MN
- Location: 45.1795° N, 93.8640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1795&lon=-93.8640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14033/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA049

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate recurrent training, flight instructor(on ground) (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7895G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7895G-1998-09-16), registration cancelled 1998-09-16, S/N 17259595 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 59595
- Airframe hours: 3307
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Delta Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 26, 1987
- Airport: 8Y2, Buffalo, runway 17, 2,600 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 89 total, 40 in this make and model, 22 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: STC, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880116008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880116008299A), Jan 16, 1988: Cessna 172L, Buffalo, MN, Substantial damage. Student allowed aircraft to drift off runway into a snowbank on landing.

## Other investigations on N7895G (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 CHI90LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA184), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 172 (N7895G), Graceton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: VSO AIRSPEED NOT MAINTAINED AND STALL ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND/CFI.

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.

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