# Accident 19840509016449A: Cessna 172N, Buckingham, VA, May 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Buckingham, VA
- Airport: Lotus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5501° N, 78.5507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5501&lon=-78.5507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73787, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509016449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AFTER ABORTING BOUNCING 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 ATL84LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA166), May 9, 1984: Cessna 172N (N73787), Buckingham, VA, 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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