# Accident 19830309006899A: Cessna 172P, Colorado Spring, CO, March 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1983, 14:47 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Usaf Academy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9907° N, 104.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9907&lon=-104.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5434K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434K-2002-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309006899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA074), Mar 9, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5434K), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5434K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810608040979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608040979I), Jun 8, 1981: Cessna 172P (N5434K), Rio Rancho, NM. Forced landing due to fuel selector being wrong.
- [Incident 19810417024199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417024199I), Apr 17, 1981: Cessna 172P (N5434K), Alameda, NM, Minor damage. During touch and go landing pilot lost control, ran off runway and hit sign.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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