# Accident 19840128001739A: Cessna 172RG, Marietta, PA, January 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Marietta, PA
- Airport: Mt Joy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0505° N, 76.5505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0505&lon=-76.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9508B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9508B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,073 total, 28 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128001739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SNOWBANK DURING NIGHT LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC84LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA080), Jan 29, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N9508B), Marietta, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9508B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20091001018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091001018509A), Oct 1, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N9508B), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. Left main landing gear hydraulic actuator failed. Pilot could not deploy gear electrically or manually. Pilot made an emergency landing in the grass next…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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