# NTSB Accident FTW96LA203
> **Cessna 172K** · 1996-05-08 · LEADVILLE, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA203
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05756
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-08
- **Location:** LEADVILLE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.240852, -106.290802
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N79212
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions and to maintain directional control.  Factors were: the gusting cross wind and the pilot's lack of total experience in make and model of aircraft.

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