DEN86LA161

1986-06-15 · SANTA FE, New Mexico, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SAF

Aircraft involved

N52985 Cessna 172P Minor

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SHE WAS CLEARED BY THE TOWER TO LAND ON ANY RWY. THE PLT CHOSE RWY 10. SHE ADDED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS OVER THE RWY THRESHOLD AND THE ACFT CONTINUED TO FLOAT, TOUCHING DOWN WITH 1/3 OF THE RWY REMAINING. BRAKES WERE APPLIED; HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE RWY WHERE IT CONTACTED A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT EXAM REVEALED THE #4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86LA161.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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