# Accident 19830906049249A: Cessna 172N, Carbondale, IL, September 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Mrphysboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.7192° N, 89.2104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7192&lon=-89.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6317D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6317D) (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: 323 total, 30 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830906049249A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR BOUNCED AND PORPOISED PLANE ON DEMO LANDING.IMPACT BLEW THE NOSE TIRE.VEERED OFF RUNWAY.BENT FIREWALL.

## 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 CHI83LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA427), Sep 6, 1983: Cessna 172 (N6317D), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6317D (2)

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

- [Accident 20250522006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250522006319A), May 22, 2025: Cessna 172N (N6317D), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. On may 22, 2025, at 11:40 a.m. CDT a small aircraft veered to the left of runway 36 into the grass area striking a PAPI light and a taxiway sign during takeoff…
- [Accident 20030411005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030411005659A), Apr 11, 2003: Cessna 172N (N6317D), Carbondale-Murp, IL, Minor damage. (-23) On April 11, 2003, at approximately 1500 local time, N6317D, a CE-172, operated by a private pilot, and sole occupant, was returning from a cross country…

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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