NTSB DEN86LA064 — 1986-01-13 · FARGO, North Dakota, United States

Current FAA registration · N51238

Make / Model: CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 6 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19801013
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A66BBF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N51238 Cessna 172P None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CONTACTED A SNOWBANK FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THIS WAS THE PLT'S FIRST LANDING ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLT. PREVIOUS TO THIS LANDING, THE STUDENT HAD BEEN PRACTICING LANDING ON RWY 17 WITH HIS CFI. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86LA064.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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