# Accident 19840425014359A: Cessna 172M, Ocala, FL, April 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1984, 18:15 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4657Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4657Q) (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: 41 total, 27 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425014359A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. LEFT THE RUNWAY. STRUCK A CONCRETE DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 MIA84LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA151), Apr 25, 1984: Cessna 172M (N4657Q), Ocala, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4657Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19811212084149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811212084149A), Dec 12, 1981: Cessna 172M (N4657Q), Zephyrhills, FL, Substantial damage. Too low on night landing. Struck power pole. Was able to continue for landing after losing half of elevator.

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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