# Accident 19840324007279A: Cessna 172RG, Greeley, CO, March 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1984, 21:50 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Weld Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4399° N, 104.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4399&lon=-104.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6521R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,851 total, 410 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324007279A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES NEAR AIRPORT TRYING TO RETURN. PROP BLADE BROKEN. BASED ON GRAVEL FIELD.

## 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 DEN84FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA115), Mar 25, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N6521R), Greeley, CO, 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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