# Accident 19840519017779A: Cessna 172, Elkton, MD, May 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1984, 15:42 local time
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Airport: Cecil Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5998° N, 75.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5998&lon=-75.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8323B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 309 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FIG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519017779A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN DURING A STEEP PULL UP AFTER MISSING A BANNER TOW PICK UP.

## 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 NYC84FIG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FIG02), May 19, 1984: Cessna 172 (N8323B), Elkton, MD, 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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