# Accident 19830617031909A: Cessna 172N, Ellicot, CO, June 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1983, 08:35 local time
- Place: Ellicot, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N75958, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75958-2012-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,419 total, 484 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617031909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER A PROLONGED GLIDE. OVERSHOT FORCED LANDING AREA. STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 DEN83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA151), Jun 17, 1983: Cessna 172 (N75958), Ellicott, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75958 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000327010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000327010659A), Mar 27, 2000: Cessna 172N (N75958), Maud, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) During cruise flight with the student under the hood the engine started to vibrate. The mags were checked but made the vibration worse. The oil gauges…

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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