Cessna R172K N3814V
14 June 1996 · Watkins, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1996 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna R172K registered N3814V was involved in an accident near Watkins, Colorado, United States. One person was 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watkins, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Front Range (FTG)
- Coordinates
- 39.7501, -104.5993
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K
- Registration
- N3814V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW96LA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
an improper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot had a total flight time of about 87 hours. About 17 hours of this flight time was in a Cessna R172K, all of which was dual flight time. On 6/14/96, the student took off on his first solo flight in the Cessna R172K. During his first solo landing in the R172K, the airplane landed hard and was damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R172K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1996 | Cessna R172K | Highland Hills, Ohio, United States | Traffik, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jun 1996 | Cessna R172K | Oroville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1996 | Cessna R172K | Garden Valley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1995 | Cessna R172K | Lisbon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1995 | Cessna R172K | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Cessna R172K | Brownsville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1996 | Piper PA28-151 | Falcon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1996 | Cessna TR182 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-30 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1996 | Learjet 60 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1996 | Israel 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Emery Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-28-181 | Collbran, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |