# Accident 19840310006399A: Cessna 172P, Fairfield, NJ, March 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64493, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64493) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840310006399A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL HIT SNOWDRIFT DURING FAST TAXI AND AIRCRAFT VEERED DAMAGING RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLOR.

## 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 NYC84LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA106), Mar 10, 1984: Cessna C172 (N64493), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage

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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