# Accident 19840325009079A: Cessna 172M, Fitchburg, MA, March 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- 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: N1474U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1474U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840325009079A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCH AND GO 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 NYC84LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA122), Mar 25, 1984: Cessna 172M (N1474U), Fitchburg, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1474U (1)

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

- [Incident 19900202050689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900202050689I), Feb 2, 1990: Cessna 172M (N1474U), Ticonderoga, NY, Minor damage. Lost control on landing rollout. Veered and strut caught snowbank. Flipped over. Gusting winds possible factor.

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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