# NTSB Accident FTW98LA220
> **Cessna 172P** · 1998-05-17 · MONUMENT VALLEY, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA220
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10072
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-17
- **Location:** MONUMENT VALLEY, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.080715, -110.249923
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N65759
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.  Factors were gusty, crosswind conditions, the pilot's lack of experience in type of operation and geographic area, mountainous terrain, and high density altitude.

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