Cessna 172M N80893

Summary

On 20 June 1989 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N80893, operated by Dakota Ridge Aviation, was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 June 1989 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Boulder Muni (IV5)

Coordinates

40.0210, -105.2498

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N80893

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dakota Ridge Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN89LA143

Nobody was injured.

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE (PRIVATE RATED) DUAL STUDENT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND A PRIVATE RATED DUAL STUDENT WERE PERFORMING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT. THE CFI SAID THE DUAL STUDENT MADE SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RWY 26L, WITH WINDS ESTIMATED BY THE CFI AS BEING FROM 270 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 25 KTS. THE CFI REPORTED THAT DURING THE LAST TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT WAS ANGLED TO THE LEFT. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE LEFT AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A RWY LIGHT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.