19840108000299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Elkader, IA · January 8, 1984

Date
January 8, 1984 · 15:00 local
Place
Elkader, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73043
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC84LA059
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
144 total139 in this make and model44 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.

Landed on a unplowed runway and nosed over in deep snow. Did not fly over airport to check conditions.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON A UNPLOWED RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW. DID NOT FLY OVER AIRPORT TO CHECK CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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