# NTSB DEN84LA149: Cessna 172N, N738FA, Kindred, ND, May 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1984, 18:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place: Kindred, ND
- Coordinates: 46.650543, -97.020034 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6505&lon=-97.0200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16379/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA149

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - inattentive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15. DURING TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DIRT INCLINE AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738FA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738FA), registered now, S/N 17269933, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- 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: 17269933
- Airframe hours: 2561
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: North Dakota State Univ. Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 27, 1984
- Departed: FAR, FARGO, ND
- Destination: 1ND3, KINDRED, ND
- Airport: IND3, Hamry

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 146 total, 141 in this make and model, 99 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840514016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514016999A), May 14, 1984: Cessna 172N, Kindred, ND, Substantial damage. Lost control on a gust of wind during touchdown. Ran off the runway and overturned.

## Other investigations on N738FA (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 CHI99LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA348), Sep 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N738FA), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions which led to fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to this accident was the telephone pole.

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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