Cessna 172N accident near Englewood, Colorado, July 14, 1999
On July 14, 1999, a Cessna 172N, registered N5396D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Englewood, Colorado (Centennial Airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The flight instructor's failure maintain aircraft control. A factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 14, 1999
- Place
- Englewood, Colorado · Centennial Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · all 172Ns on the register
- Registration
- N5396D · no longer on the register · serial 17272562
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The flight instructor said that while turning downwind to base in the traffic pattern for runway 17R, he pulled the throttle out to give the student a practice engine out emergency landing. The student 'over shot the centerline, and steepened up his bank to correct back.' At the same time, the student pulled the control yoke back, and the airplane's decent rate accelerated. The flight instructor said that he 'pushed the throttle to full power and tried to level the wings.' The airplane landed hard approximately 10 feet left of the runway, and subsequently veered across the runway and off the right side.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 850 hours in all; 680 in this make and model; 220 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days; 830 as pilot in command; 550 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: APA at 11:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17R, 7,004 ft by 77 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5396D the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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