# Incident 19840304021079I: Cessna 172RG, Westerly, RI, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERLY STATE (WST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9678B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9678B-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304021079I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ACCIDENTLY LIFTED GEAR SWITCH. THEN SLAMMED IT BACK DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. CFI VIGILANCE LACKING.

## Other reports on N9678B (2)

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

- [Accident 19960429008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960429008889A), Apr 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Duanesburg, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Near gross prop not full RPM on takeoff. Crashed into trees. Distracted by dog choking in rear seat. Stalled.
- [Accident 19820303002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820303002219A), Mar 3, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Palmer, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck rise in runway causing premature liftoff. Wind drifted airplane into snowbank off side of runway.

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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