# Accident 19840315062882A: Cessna 172D, Fitchburg, MA, March 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2733U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2733U-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315062882A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE WHILE ON FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY, BY N45945 THAT HAD OVER TAKE HIM. DID NOT SEE UNTIL COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N45945, Cessna 152: [Accident 19840315062881A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315062881A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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