# Incident 19971124041159I: Cessna 172N, Denver, CO, November 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1997, 16:28 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7496° N, 104.6010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7496&lon=-104.6010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738LC) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971124041159I

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. REPORTED POWER LOSS NOT VERIFIED. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 24, 1997, AT 1628 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA C-172N, N738LC, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH APPROACH LIGHTS WHILE LANDING AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT NEAR WATKINS, COLORADO.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LOCAL FLIGHT OF ABOUT ONE HOUR, HE RETURNED TO FRONT RANGE AIRPORT FOR A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS AND A T-BAR ASSEMBLY, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR LEADING EDGE.  AN ENGINE RUN UP AND INSPECTION OF ENGINE, ACCESSORIES AND SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 FTW98LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA061), Nov 24, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738LC), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undertermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N738LC (1)

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

- [Incident 19800623056209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623056209I), Jun 23, 1980: Cessna 172N (N738LC), Block Island, RI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after porpoising on landing.

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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