# Incident 19840607029399I: Cessna 172M, Rural Retreat, VA, June 7, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rural Retreat, VA
- Airport: Rural Retreat
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9051° N, 81.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rural Retreat, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9051&lon=-81.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20072, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20072) (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: 25 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840607029399I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## Other reports on N20072 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781216025339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025339I), Dec 16, 1978: Cessna 172 (N20072), Marion, VA. Airplane hijacked by mental patient. Was subdued by pilot with fire extinguisher. Almost crashed.

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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