Event DEN86LA042

1985-12-09 MISSOULA, Montana, United States Airport · MSO None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N64069

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172P

Year of manufacture

1981 · 4 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19811223

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A86887

Registrant of record

WHISKEY TANGO AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N64069 Cessna 172P None

Factual narrative

THE SOLO STUDENT PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND DURING A LOCAL FLT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL.THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT VEERED TO ONE SIDE OF THE ICE COVERED RWY WHERE IT CONTACTED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW, THE ACFT CONTINUED TRAVELING FOR APRX 60 FT BEFORE IT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN86LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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