# NTSB MKC77FTK16: Cessna 172H, N3893R, Hot Springs, SD, April 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1977
- Place: Hot Springs, SD · HOT SPRINGS, SD
- Location: 43.4199° N, 103.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4199&lon=-103.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FTK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK16

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893R-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 17255393, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hot Springs

## 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 19770428009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770428009899A), Apr 28, 1977: Cessna 172H, Hot Springs, SD, Substantial damage. Runway lights malfunctioned. Pilot thought fence was center line of runway. Landed left of runway

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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