# NTSB DEN83LA016: Cessna 172, N739FZ, Beulah, ND, November 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 10, 1982, 15:53 local (22:53 UTC)
- Place: Beulah, ND
- Coordinates: 47.260139, -101.769012 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2601&lon=-101.7690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69939/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA016

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PILOT SAID HE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DURING TAKEOFF, USED CARBURETOR HEAT BUT IT SEEMED TO GET WORSE. HE LANDED IN A SOFT FIELD TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY. WING HIT A FENCE AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED. ENGINE KEPT RUNNING UNTIL CRASH. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739FZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739FZ), registered now, S/N 17270520, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17270520
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Marvin L. Grotte
- Registered owner: Marvin L. Grotte
- Departed: 95D, BEULAH, ND
- Destination: BISMARCK, ND
- Airport: 95D, Beulah Muni, runway 28, 3,000 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 750 total, 750 in this make and model, 715 as pilot in command, 110 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821110057999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821110057999A), Nov 10, 1982: Cessna 172N, Beulah, ND, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Landed in soft field off airport. No fuel found in strainer or carburetor.

## Other investigations on N739FZ (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 CHI95LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA110), Feb 5, 1995: Cessna 172 (N739FZ), Nevis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to a blockage caused by ice. A factor in the accident was the snow.

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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