# Accident 19940304003769A: Cessna 172N, Prescott, AZ, March 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1994, 10:05 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BF8R
- Location: 34.6200° N, 112.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6200&lon=-112.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N487ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487ER-1997-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 195 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304003769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVER ROTATED LANDING. BOUNCED LOST CONTROL. NOSED OVER IN A DITCH OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX94LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA154), Mar 4, 1994: Cessna 172N (N487ER), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAYED FLARE AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

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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