NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN84LA057
Registry · N51637
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172S
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20020129
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A67A9A
Registrant of record
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY DURING LANDING AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A LANDING ON RWY 17. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT FOUR KTS. THE PLT STATED THAT THE GLIDE PATH AND AIRSPEED WERE GOOD ON FINAL APPROACH. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT BOUNCED AND WENT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT WAS A FLT INSTRUCTOR, HAD 3800 FLYING HOURS AND MADE APPROX 200 LANDINGS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. HE WAS ACTING AS PIC ON THIS FLT FOR THE ACFT OWNER WHO WAS A PASSENGER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_DEN84LA057.txt.
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