# Accident 19840722074349A: Cessna 172H, Sandy Lake, PA, July 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1984, 09:10 local time
- Place: Sandy Lake, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3502° N, 80.0837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy Lake, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3502&lon=-80.0837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3275L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3275L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 116 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722074349A

## Narrative

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

FINAL APPROACH TOO LOW. HIT SMALL RIDGE AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC84LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA249), Jul 22, 1984: Cessna C172 (N3275L), Sandy Lake, PA, 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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