19770428009899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Hot Springs, SD · April 28, 1977

Date
April 28, 1977
Place
Hot Springs, SD
Airport
Hot Springs
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3893R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC77FTK16
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,106 total108 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Runway lights malfunctioned. Pilot thought fence was center line of runway. Landed left of runway

As the FAA filed it

RUNWAY LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED.PILOT THOUGHT FENCE WAS CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY.LANDED LEFT OF RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.