# Accident 19840522025351A: Cessna 172N, Ballard, CA, May 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1984, 11:20 local time
- Place: Ballard, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7894° N, 119.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7894&lon=-119.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73857-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 245 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522025351A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRE ARRANGED FORMATION FLIGHT REAR AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH N521ST.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N521ST, Cessna 305C: [Accident 19840522025352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522025352A)

## 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 LAX84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA313), May 22, 1984: Cessna 172N (N73857), Ballard, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N73857 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030720018869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720018869A), Jul 20, 2003: Cessna 172N (N73857), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 20, 2003, at approximately 1230 PST, pilot yoon in attempting to land at lvk, experienced a hard landing, causing substantial damage to the…
- [Accident 19781118036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118036009A), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna 172D (N73857), Petaluma, CA, 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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