# Accident 19840704029519A: Cessna 172P, St Joseph, MI, July 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1984, 12:38 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0302° N, 86.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0302&lon=-86.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52444, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52444-1984-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704029519A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO IMC OVER LAKE. AIRCRAFT PARTS FOUND. PILOTS BODY AND SOME WRECKAGE RECOVERED. HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL.

## 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 CHI84FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FAMS2), Jul 4, 1984: Cessna 172P (N52444), St. Joseph, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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