# Accident 19840304005989A: Cessna 172M, San Luis Obispo, CA, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 16:45 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2504° N, 120.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2504&lon=-120.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1485V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1485V-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005989A

## Narrative

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

BECAME TOO SLOW ON BASE LEG. STALLED AND SPIRALED TO THE GROUND. CLAIMS PRIOR DAMAGE WING PROBLEM. NONE FOUND.

## 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 LAX84LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA207), Mar 5, 1984: Cessna 172M (N1485V), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed

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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