# Accident 19840401007759A: Cessna 172H, Hagerstown, MD, April 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1984, 15:05 local time
- Place: Hagerstown, MD
- Airport: Washington Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6291° N, 77.7098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6291&lon=-77.7098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2477L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2477L-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 173 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840401007759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT. HAD FAILED TO MAKE TIMELY USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 NYC84LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA126), Apr 1, 1984: Cessna 172H (N2477L), Hagerstown, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2477L (2)

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

- [Incident 19810318021489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318021489I), Mar 18, 1981: Cessna 172H (N2477L), Hagerstown, MD, Minor damage. During touch and go pilot raised flaps and aircraft settled back on runway. Lost control ran off embankment.
- [Accident 19770625016339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625016339A), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna 172H (N2477L), College Park, MD, Substantial damage. Nr 2 exhaust valve stuck open.

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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