# NTSB DEN71DTE16: Cessna 172, N35430, Fort Carson, CO, June 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1971
- Place: Fort Carson, CO · FORT CARSON, CO
- Location: 38.6874° N, 104.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Carson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6874&lon=-104.7489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DTE16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DTE16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2434  71/6/24    FORT CARSON,COLO    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 0759                    N35430              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTS AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT CARSON,COLO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35430](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35430-1972-05-12), registration cancelled 1972-05-12, S/N 17256766 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Butts Aaf

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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