Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N65513

16 January 1992 · Englewood, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 January 1992 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65513, operated by P.c. Flyers, Inc., was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Centennial (APA)
Coordinates
39.6998, -105.0396
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N65513
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
DEN92LA026

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE BRAKES DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS A FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TOUCH AND GO, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BY IMPROPERLY USING THE BRAKES. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED IN THE CESSNA 172, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT BECAME AIRBORNE WHILE DEPARTING THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS AND A TAXIWAY SIGN AND SETTLED INTO SOFT SNOW BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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