# Accident 19951205039999A: Cessna 172N, Winslow, AZ, December 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1995, 09:00 local time
- Place: Winslow, AZ
- Airport: Winslow Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BF8R
- Location: 35.0992° N, 110.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0992&lon=-110.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739LD) (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 O360A4N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951205039999A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER EN ROUTE. DIVERTED TO INW FOR HARD NO FLAP LANDING. PORPOISED FOLDED NOSE GEAR. LOOSE WIRE.

## 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 LAX96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA062), Dec 5, 1995: Cessna 172N (N739LD), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's use of an excessive airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing, a porpoise, and a collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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