# Accident 19840516017179A: Cessna 172M, West Lafayette, OH, May 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1984, 13:45 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, OH
- Airport: Tri City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2694° N, 81.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2694&lon=-81.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8890V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8890V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 140 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516017179A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. LEFT THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT PLOWED GROUND.

## 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 CHI84LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA193), May 16, 1984: Cessna 172M (N8890V), West Lafayette, OH, 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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