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DEN87LA128

1987-05-20 · TAOS, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SKX

Current FAA registration · N46231

Make / Model
CESSNA 172I
Year of manufacture
1968 · 19 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O-320-E2D (150 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680706
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5A3E4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PLT AND HIS CFI RATED PAX WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE LOCAL ARPT. DURING LANDING A WIND GUST PUSHED THE ACFT OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO THE RIGHT. THE RUNWAY SHOULDER WAS SOFT, A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA128.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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