# NTSB DEN68D0227: Cessna 172, N3717F, Columbus, NM, March 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1968
- Place: Columbus, NM · COLUMBUS, NM
- Location: 31.8274° N, 107.6423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8274&lon=-107.6423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0589   68/3/8    COLUMBUS,N MEX      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N3717F              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- WRONG MAPS ABOARD. LANDED IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3717F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3717F), registered now, S/N 17255212, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbus

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.

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