# Accident 19840321006849A: Cessna 172K, Lancaster, CA, March 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1984, 09:14 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4800° N, 117.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4800&lon=-117.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78178, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78178-1985-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,098 total, 1,098 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840321006849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WINDS AS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING AFTER LANDING.

## 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 LAX84LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA226), Mar 21, 1984: Cessna 172K (N78178), Lancaster, CA, 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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