- Date
- April 28, 1977
- Place
- Hot Springs, SD · HOT SPRINGS, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3893RCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770428009899A
- Case key
- 158201
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1121 77/4/28 HOT SPRINGS,SD CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1106 TIME - 2055 N3893R PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALL,SD HOT SPRINGS,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- RUNWAY LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED.PILOT THOUGHT FENCE WAS CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY.LANDED LEFT OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3893R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hot Springs
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.